PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL THAT WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3<br/> <br />These were the scenes in the early hours of Monday as Hong Kong braced for another day of pro-democracy protests.<br/> <br />Police fired tear gas and pepper spray to disperse the thousands of demonstrators<br/> <br />As day broke many had spent the night sleeping on roads in the central business district.<br/> <br />Hong Kong's chief executive's pledging what he called 'resolute action' against the demonstrators.<br/> <br />The unrest is the worst since China took back control of Hong Kong from Britain in 1997.<br/> <br />It follows Beijing's rejection of demands for a free choice of leader.<br/> <br />China wants to limit candidates to a handful of Beijing loyalists.<br/> <br />In a development certain to unnerve Chinese authorities there's been a sympathy protest in Taiwan.<br/> <br />About 100 demonstrators demanded a halt to economic and political talks with China in a show of support for the Hong Kong protesters.<br/> <br />They walked away peacefully after c
