H.K. pro-democracy protests

H.K. pro-democracy protests

HONG KONG, China - A pro-democracy protester (L) faces off against a police officer in front of the Chief Executive Office in Admiralty, Hong Kong, before dawn on Oct. 16, 2014.

H.K. pro-democracy protests

H.K. pro-democracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters struggle to move forward, using umbrellas as shields, as they scuffle with police officers in front of the Chief Executive Office in Admiralty, Hong Kong, before dawn on Oct. 16, 2014.

H.K. pro-democracy protests

H.K. pro-democracy protests

HONG KONG, China - A police officer (R) pushes a pro-democracy protester away in front of the Chief Executive Office in Admiralty, Hong Kong, before dawn on Oct. 16, 2014.

H.K. pro-democracy protests

H.K. pro-democracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters are sprayed with tear gas by the police in front of the Chief Executive Office in Admiralty, Hong Kong, before dawn on Oct. 16, 2014.

H.K. pro-democracy protests

H.K. pro-democracy protests

HONG KONG, China - A police officer sweeps a main road outside the Chief Executive Office in Admiralty, Hong Kong, before dawn on Oct. 15, 2014, after police forcibly removed pro-democracy protesters from the area.

H.K. pro-democracy protests

H.K. pro-democracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Photo shows an area outside the Chief Executive Office in Admiralty, Hong Kong, before dawn on Oct. 15, 2014, after police officers forcibly removed pro-democracy protesters from the area.

H.K. pro-democracy protests

H.K. pro-democracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Photo shows an area outside the Chief Executive Office in Admiralty, Hong Kong, before dawn on Oct. 15, 2014, after police officers forcibly removed pro-democracy protesters from the area.