Slideshow: On the streets and under the umbrellas of Hong Kong

· September 30, 2014

Photos posted by Samuel Chu to his Twitter account: @samuelmchu. Photos used with permission. Hear Samuel Chu’s Q&A with Nell Abram here.

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At the mic and in the streets of Hong Kong. (Photo credit: Samuel Chu)

A group of young school girls volunteering at Occupy Causeway Bay after school, still in their uniforms. (Photo credit: Samuel Chu)

Samuel Chu’s father, a founder of Occupy Hong Kong and former student activist from the Tiananmen Square movement, addressing the crowds at Causeway Bay on September 30, 2014. (Photo credit: Samuel Chu)

Umbrellas – to deter clouds of tear gas – have become a symbol of the pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong. (Photo Credit: Samuel Chu)

Protesting student does his homework while occupying a roadway. (Photo credit: Samuel Chu)

“Citizen” barricades created by protesters to stop police. (Photo credit: Samuel Chu)

Connaught Road Central, normally one of the busiest streets in Hong Kong and an artery to the financial district. (Photo credit: Samuel Chu)

Demonstration on Monday, September 29, 2014.

A scene at Occupy Causeway Bay. (Photo credit: Samuel Chu)

Occupy leaders speaking to crowds at Admiralty. (Photo credit: Samuel Chu)

East wing of the Occupy Mongkok crowd on September 29, 2014. (Photo credit: Samuel Chu)

Student union loud speaker inside the barricades. (Photo credit: Samuel Chu)

Entrance of Hong Kong’s Central Government offices barricaded by police since Saturday. Writing on the ground reads “democracy.” (Photo credit: Samuel Chu)