People walk on an empty road after part of it was blocked by protesters at Causeway Bay shopping district in Hong Kong

People walk on an empty road after part of it was blocked by protesters at Causeway Bay shopping district in Hong Kong

People walk on an empty road after part of it was blocked by protesters at Causeway Bay shopping district in Hong Kong October 1, 2014. Thousands of pro-democracy protesters thronged the streets of Hong Kong early on Wednesday, ratching up pressure on thte pro-Beijing government that has called the action illegal, with both sides marking uneasy National Day. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)