On Saturday, thousands of anti-government protesters gathered in Kowloon, where police used tear gas to try to disperse crowds and re-open blocked roads
Hundreds of marchers held posters with an illustration of protesters in hard hats tending to a young child, with the words 'protect the future'
They also urged the secretaries to push back "against the Hong Kong and Chinese governments' efforts to characterise the demonstrations as 'riots'
The announcement that 44 people had been charged with rioting -- an offence that carries a jail term of up to 10 years -- immediately triggered another round of clashes between police and protesters
A group of civil servants has also announced plans to hold a rally on Friday night -- something unheard of from a demographic that usually eschews politics
At least 49 people were arrested on Sunday after bricks, glass bottles and paint bombs were hurled at police and traffic signs were removed
Public anger has been raging since last Sunday when a gang of men in white t-shirts, armed with poles and batons, set upon anti-government protesters and bystanders in Yuen Long station
Hong Kong residents have been protesting for more than a month, calling for democratic reforms and the withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill in the Chinese territory
Hong Kong seems transfixed with the symptoms, not the cure
Police fired tear gas at protesters who had surrounded China's local government headquarters and defaced the national emblem
Hong Kong has been shaken by massive, sometimes violent, protests initially organised to oppose a now-suspended bill that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China
Clashes broke out as police attempted to clear the remnants of the latest mass rally against the government and its now-suspended effort to allow extraditions to mainland China
In Canada, the surge in migration inquiries is reminiscent of the late 1990s in the run up to the handover of Hong Kong to China
Hong Kong police arrested more than 40 people after attempts to clear the remnants of a mass anti-government march resulted in clashes with demonstrators on Sunday
Investors are concerned about Beijing's growing reach in Hong Kong
Protesters accused police of charging without warning
Some entertainers who only hinted at their support for the demonstrations have come under pressure to clarify their positions
Chief Executive Carrie Lam used a dramatic 4 am news conference to condemn the 'extreme use of violence and vandalism
Pro-establishment lawmakers are growing more anxious about next year's elections for the Legislative Council, a body that the opposition could use to block government initiatives
Activists have been buoyed by nods of international support and dismal polling numbers for Lam