HONG KONG-POLITICS-CHINA-DEMOCRACY(01 of18)
Open Image ModalPolice use pepper-spray on pro-democracy protesters during a confrontation outside the central government offices in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 15, 2014. Hong Kong police vowed October 14 to tear down more street barricades manned by pro-democracy protesters, hours after hundreds of officers armed with chainsaws and boltcutters partially cleared two major roads occupied for a fortnight. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ED JONES via Getty Images)
HONG KONG-POLITICS-CHINA-DEMOCRACY(02 of18)
Open Image ModalPolice confront pro-democracy protesters outside the central government offices in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 15, 2014. Hong Kong police vowed October 14 to tear down more street barricades manned by pro-democracy protesters, hours after hundreds of officers armed with chainsaws and boltcutters partially cleared two major roads occupied for a fortnight. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ED JONES via Getty Images)
HONG KONG-POLITICS-CHINA-DEMOCRACY(03 of18)
Open Image ModalPolice march towards pro-democracy protesters outside the central government offices in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 15, 2014. Hong Kong police vowed October 14 to tear down more street barricades manned by pro-democracy protesters, hours after hundreds of officers armed with chainsaws and boltcutters partially cleared two major roads occupied for a fortnight. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ED JONES via Getty Images)
HONG KONG-CHINA-DEMOCRACY(04 of18)
Open Image ModalA pro-democracy protester is arrested outside the central government offices in Hong Kong on October 15, 2014. Hong Kong police vowed on October 14 to tear down more street barricades manned by pro-democracy protesters, hours after hundreds of officers armed with chainsaws and boltcutters partially cleared two major roads occupied for a fortnight. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE LOPEZ via Getty Images)
HONG KONG-CHINA-DEMOCRACY(05 of18)
Open Image ModalPolice forces march toward pro-democracy protesters outside the central government offices in Hong Kong on October 15, 2014. Hong Kong police vowed on October 14 to tear down more street barricades manned by pro-democracy protesters, hours after hundreds of officers armed with chainsaws and boltcutters partially cleared two major roads occupied for a fortnight. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE LOPEZ via Getty Images)
HONG KONG-POLITICS-CHINA-DEMOCRACY(06 of18)
Open Image ModalPolice prepare to confront pro-democracy protesters outside the central government offices in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 15, 2014. Hong Kong police vowed October 14 to tear down more street barricades manned by pro-democracy protesters, hours after hundreds of officers armed with chainsaws and boltcutters partially cleared two major roads occupied for a fortnight. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ED JONES via Getty Images)
HONG KONG-POLITICS-CHINA-DEMOCRACY(07 of18)
Open Image ModalAn injured man lies on the ground after a confrontation between police and pro-democracy protesters outside the central government offices in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 15, 2014. Hong Kong police vowed October 14 to tear down more street barricades manned by pro-democracy protesters, hours after hundreds of officers armed with chainsaws and boltcutters partially cleared two major roads occupied for a fortnight. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ED JONES via Getty Images)
HONG KONG-CHINA-POLITICS-DEMOCRACY(08 of18)
Open Image ModalA pro-democracy protester raises his hands in front of police in Hong Kong on October 15, 2014. Hong Kong has been plunged into the worst political crisis since its 1997 handover as pro-democracy activists take over the streets following China\'s refusal to grant citizens full universal suffrage. AFP PHOTO / ALEX OGLE (Photo credit should read Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ALEX OGLE via Getty Images)
HONG KONG-POLITICS-CHINA-DEMOCRACY(09 of18)
Open Image ModalPro-democracy protesters looks towards the advancing police prior to a confrontation outside the central government offices in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 15, 2014. Hong Kong police vowed October 14 to tear down more street barricades manned by pro-democracy protesters, hours after hundreds of officers armed with chainsaws and boltcutters partially cleared two major roads occupied for a fortnight. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ED JONES via Getty Images)
HONG KONG-POLITICS-CHINA-DEMOCRACY(10 of18)
Open Image ModalA pro-democracy protester helps to build obstacles in a tunnel after taking control of a road outside the central government offices in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 15, 2014. Hong Kong police vowed October 14 to tear down more street barricades manned by pro-democracy protesters, hours after hundreds of officers armed with chainsaws and boltcutters partially cleared two major roads occupied for a fortnight. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ED JONES via Getty Images)
HONG KONG-POLITICS-CHINA-DEMOCRACY(11 of18)
Open Image ModalPro-democracy protesters confront a group of policemen outside the central government offices in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 15, 2014. Hong Kong police vowed October 14 to tear down more street barricades manned by pro-democracy protesters, hours after hundreds of officers armed with chainsaws and boltcutters partially cleared two major roads occupied for a fortnight. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ED JONES via Getty Images)
HONG KONG-POLITICS-CHINA-DEMOCRACY(12 of18)
Open Image ModalPro-democracy protesters create obstacles in a tunnel after taking control of a road outside the central government offices in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 15, 2014. Hong Kong police vowed October 14 to tear down more street barricades manned by pro-democracy protesters, hours after hundreds of officers armed with chainsaws and boltcutters partially cleared two major roads occupied for a fortnight. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ED JONES via Getty Images)
HONG KONG-POLITICS-CHINA-DEMOCRACY(13 of18)
Open Image ModalPro-democracy protesters create obstacles in a tunnel after taking control of a road outside the central government offices in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 15, 2014. Hong Kong police vowed October 14 to tear down more street barricades manned by pro-democracy protesters, hours after hundreds of officers armed with chainsaws and boltcutters partially cleared two major roads occupied for a fortnight. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ED JONES via Getty Images)
HONG KONG-CHINA-DEMOCRACY(14 of18)
Open Image ModalPro-democracy protesters are seen on a road they block with concrete blocks displayed in the shape of an umbrella outside the central government offices in Hong Kong on October 15, 2014. Hong Kong police vowed on October 14 to tear down more street barricades manned by pro-democracy protesters, hours after hundreds of officers armed with chainsaws and boltcutters partially cleared two major roads occupied for a fortnight. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE LOPEZ via Getty Images)
HONG KONG-POLITICS-CHINA-DEMOCRACY(15 of18)
Open Image ModalPro-democracy protesters build obstacles in a tunnel after taking control of a road outside the central government offices in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 15, 2014. Hong Kong police vowed October 14 to tear down more street barricades manned by pro-democracy protesters, hours after hundreds of officers armed with chainsaws and boltcutters partially cleared two major roads occupied for a fortnight. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ED JONES via Getty Images)
HONG KONG-POLITICS-CHINA-DEMOCRACY(16 of18)
Open Image ModalA pro-democracy protester holds an umbrella for protection as he stands with others while police march towards them on a road outside the central government offices in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 15, 2014. Hong Kong police vowed October 14 to tear down more street barricades manned by pro-democracy protesters, hours after hundreds of officers armed with chainsaws and boltcutters partially cleared two major roads occupied for a fortnight. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ED JONES via Getty Images)
HONG KONG-POLITICS-CHINA-DEMOCRACY(17 of18)
Open Image ModalPro-democracy protesters look towards the advancing police prior to a confrontation outside the central government offices in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 15, 2014. Hong Kong police vowed October 14 to tear down more street barricades manned by pro-democracy protesters, hours after hundreds of officers armed with chainsaws and boltcutters partially cleared two major roads occupied for a fortnight. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ED JONES via Getty Images)
HONG KONG-CHINA-DEMOCRACY(18 of18)
Open Image ModalA pro-democracy protester is attended after getting pepper sprayed by police forces outside the central government offices in Hong Kong on October 15, 2014. Hong Kong police vowed on October 14 to tear down more street barricades manned by pro-democracy protesters, hours after hundreds of officers armed with chainsaws and boltcutters partially cleared two major roads occupied for a fortnight. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE LOPEZ via Getty Images)