Citizens of Hong Kong have taken to the streets protesting China's decision to not allow a more inclusive democracy

Hong Kong protests for democracy

Protesters wear masks and goggles to protect themselves from pepper spray while blocking a police car outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong

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A vehicle drives among protesters blocking the main street to the financial Central district, outside the government headquarters, in Hong Kong

Protesters block the main street to the financial Central district, outside the government headquarters, in Hong Kong

Thousands of pro-democracy activists gather on the streets, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 in Hong Kong. Holiday crowds swelled into the tens of thousands as student leaders met with other pro-democracy protesters Wednesday to thrash out a strategy for handling the government's rejection of their demands that the city's top leader resign and Beijing revise its plans to limit political reforms

Pro-democracy activists clear a path for emergency vehicles to go through as they gather on the streets near the government headquarters, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's leader refused to meet with pro-democracy demonstrators by their midnight deadline Tuesday, despite their threats to expand the protests that have clogged the streets with tens of thousands of people in the stiffest challenge to Beijing's authority since China took control of the former British colony in 1997.