A deepening sense of impasse gripped Hong Kong on Monday as pro-democracy protests entered their fourth week, with the government having limited options to end the crisis and demonstrators increasingly willing to confront police.
Hong Kong Pro-democracy Protests - Monday, October 20
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Occupy central supporters look at a scene of protesters, depicted by Lego characters , confronting riot police, outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong, Oct. 20, 2014.
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Protesters stand guard behind a barricade at the occupied area in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong, Oct. 20, 2014.
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A man walks by a makeshift barricade in an occupied area outside government headquarters in Hong Kong's Admiralty district, Oct. 20, 2014.
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A pro-democracy protester, right, argues with an anti-Occupy resident, left, on Nathan Road blocked by pro-democracy protesters at Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong, Oct. 20, 2014.