1/8A pro-democracy protester talks on a loudspeaker to there gathered in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong, Oct. 5, 2014.
Bolstered by a massive rally overnight, Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists were defiant on the eighth day of protests Sunday in the face of attacks by opponents and government warnings to clear the business district streets they have occupied to press their demand for reforms.
2/8Firefighters remove a tent under a pedestrian bridge as a pro-government supporter threatens to jump off the bridge unless roadblocks set up by Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters are removed in front of the government headquarters in Hong Kong, Oct. 5, 20
Bolstered by a massive rally overnight, Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists were defiant on the eighth day of protests Sunday in the face of attacks by opponents and government warnings to clear the business district streets they have occupied to press their demand for reforms.
3/8Student pro-democracy protesters continue to occupy the streets around government headquarters in Hong Kong, Oct. 5, 2014.
Bolstered by a massive rally overnight, Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists were defiant on the eighth day of protests Sunday in the face of attacks by opponents and government warnings to clear the business district streets they have occupied to press their demand for reforms.
4/8A wood art sculpture titled "Umbrella Man" sits amidst the Hong Kong Occupy Central protest area, Oct. 5, 2014.
Bolstered by a massive rally overnight, Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists were defiant on the eighth day of protests Sunday in the face of attacks by opponents and government warnings to clear the business district streets they have occupied to press their demand for reforms.
5/8Protesters sleep as they block the entrance of Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's offices next to the government headquarters building, Oct. 5, 2014.
Bolstered by a massive rally overnight, Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists were defiant on the eighth day of protests Sunday in the face of attacks by opponents and government warnings to clear the business district streets they have occupied to press their demand for reforms.
6/8A lone pro-democracy student protester sleeps in the middle of an occupied road in Hong Kong, Oct. 5, 2014.
Bolstered by a massive rally overnight, Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists were defiant on the eighth day of protests Sunday in the face of attacks by opponents and government warnings to clear the business district streets they have occupied to press their demand for reforms.
7/8A pro-democracy student protester wakes after a night on the occupied roads of the financial district Hong Kong, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014.
Bolstered by a massive rally overnight, Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists were defiant on the eighth day of protests Sunday in the face of attacks by opponents and government warnings to clear the business district streets they have occupied to press their demand for reforms.
8/8A pro-government supporter, left, threatens to jump off a pedestrian bridge unless roadblocks set up by Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters are removed in front of the government headquarters in Hong Kong, Oct. 5, 2014.
Bolstered by a massive rally overnight, Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists were defiant on the eighth day of protests Sunday in the face of attacks by opponents and government warnings to clear the business district streets they have occupied to press their demand for reforms.