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| Hong Kong protests: Clashes at Mong Kok site | Hong Kong protests: Clashes at Mong Kok site |
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| Police and pro-democracy protesters have clashed in a battle for territory in the Hong Kong district of Mong Kok. | Police and pro-democracy protesters have clashed in a battle for territory in the Hong Kong district of Mong Kok. |
| For the fourth night in a row, police charged after demonstrators breached their barriers, sparking scuffles that caused minor injuries on both sides. | For the fourth night in a row, police charged after demonstrators breached their barriers, sparking scuffles that caused minor injuries on both sides. |
| The protesters are angry at China's rulers for limiting their choice of leader in the next election in 2017. | The protesters are angry at China's rulers for limiting their choice of leader in the next election in 2017. |
| Leaders on both sides have called for calm, and confirmed that talks will take place on Tuesday. | Leaders on both sides have called for calm, and confirmed that talks will take place on Tuesday. |
| Protesters, most of them students, accuse Hong Kong's current leader, CY Leung, of failing to stand up to the Chinese Communist Party. | Protesters, most of them students, accuse Hong Kong's current leader, CY Leung, of failing to stand up to the Chinese Communist Party. |
| Protests erupted last month and have been going on intermittently around government buildings and the business district, and in Mong Kok, a residential and shopping area in Kowloon. | Protests erupted last month and have been going on intermittently around government buildings and the business district, and in Mong Kok, a residential and shopping area in Kowloon. |
| On Friday morning, police had all but cleared the Mong Kok site and protesters' numbers had substantially dwindled elsewhere. | On Friday morning, police had all but cleared the Mong Kok site and protesters' numbers had substantially dwindled elsewhere. |
| However, clashes resumed later that day as thousands of protesters launched a sustained effort to reoccupy a busy road junction in Mong Kok, and 26 people were arrested. | However, clashes resumed later that day as thousands of protesters launched a sustained effort to reoccupy a busy road junction in Mong Kok, and 26 people were arrested. |
| At about midnight on Saturday (16:00 GMT), police charged protesters, beating them with batons and deploying pepper spray. | At about midnight on Saturday (16:00 GMT), police charged protesters, beating them with batons and deploying pepper spray. |
| A stand-off resumed shortly afterwards with neither side having gained any ground. | A stand-off resumed shortly afterwards with neither side having gained any ground. |
| Carrie Lam, CY Leung's deputy, said Tuesday's talks would be focused on constitutional reform. Both sides will send five representatives to the negotiations, which will be broadcast live on television. | Carrie Lam, CY Leung's deputy, said Tuesday's talks would be focused on constitutional reform. Both sides will send five representatives to the negotiations, which will be broadcast live on television. |
| Hong Kong timeline | Hong Kong timeline |
| Hong Kong's democracy controversy | Hong Kong's democracy controversy |