Pro-democracy demonstrators defied onslaughts of tear gas and appeals from Hong Kong's top leader to go home, as the protests over Beijing's decision to limit political reforms expanded across the city early Monday.
Developments in Hong Kong - Monday, September 29
![Protesters block the main road to the financial Central district in Hong Kong, Sept. 29, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/aaefc45f-51fc-4151-b411-aa5825087b36_cx0_cy10_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Protesters block the main road to the financial Central district in Hong Kong, Sept. 29, 2014.
![A police car is blocked by protesters after thousands of people block a main road to the financial Central district outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong, Sept. 28, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/fe997e49-0e85-4010-83cd-dee60c650709_cx0_cy5_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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A police car is blocked by protesters after thousands of people block a main road to the financial Central district outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong, Sept. 28, 2014.
![Visitors view the latest newspaper coverage of clashes between protesters and police at a sit-in protest in Hong Kong, Sept. 29, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6b1cc175-5bc8-4882-ba43-11b7a4d22eef_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Visitors view the latest newspaper coverage of clashes between protesters and police at a sit-in protest in Hong Kong, Sept. 29, 2014.
![Riot police use pepper spray against protesters after thousands of people block a main road to the financial central district outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong, Sept. 28, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/64b3ef2d-9afa-45a0-9dc6-f6837e4079ed_cx0_cy6_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Riot police use pepper spray against protesters after thousands of people block a main road to the financial central district outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong, Sept. 28, 2014.