A deepening sense of impasse gripped Hong Kong on Monday as pro-democracy protests entered their fourth week, with the government having limited options to end the crisis and demonstrators increasingly willing to confront police.
Hong Kong Pro-democracy Protests - Monday, October 20
![A message left by anti-Occupy protesters is displayed on Nathan Road recaptured by pro-democracy protesters at Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong, Oct. 20, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/77848C99-D2D0-439E-9B17-4ED00564E35E_cx0_cy4_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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A message left by anti-Occupy protesters is displayed on Nathan Road recaptured by pro-democracy protesters at Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong, Oct. 20, 2014.
![Police officers stand guard on a junction at Mongkok shopping district, where pro-democracy protesters have recaptured a main road, in Hong Kong, Oct. 20, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/98071987-4283-4392-8DD9-196B28BA7B1D_cx0_cy3_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Police officers stand guard on a junction at Mongkok shopping district, where pro-democracy protesters have recaptured a main road, in Hong Kong, Oct. 20, 2014.
![A passerby walks past a barricade with rubbish bins set up by pro-democracy protesters on a side street at Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong, Oct. 20, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0741F276-5851-4C7F-87A3-44835718D0B7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A passerby walks past a barricade with rubbish bins set up by pro-democracy protesters on a side street at Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong, Oct. 20, 2014.
![A woman eats her lunch in an occupied area outside government headquarters in Hong Kong's Admiralty district, Oct. 20, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/465E31AD-3B27-48D6-9DB6-50FE09CF10BC_cx0_cy11_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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A woman eats her lunch in an occupied area outside government headquarters in Hong Kong's Admiralty district, Oct. 20, 2014.