Tension outside of the Hong Kong leader's office as thousands of protesters listen to a live broadcast of Leung Chun-ying delivering a statement.<br /> <br />It's not what they wanted to hear.<br /> <br />He says he will not step down and warns of serious consequences if protests persist.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Cantonese) UNIVERSITY STUDENT, MARJORIE TANG, SAYING:<br /> <br />"He knows what the students are asking for, and what the people are asking for. One of the demands is for him to step down. But he is resolutely not resigning."<br /> <br />As news breaks - an appeal for calm.<br /> <br />One man defies the message, sitting down in the middle of the only road left open in to the central business district. Crowds swarmed around the Caucasian man.<br /> <br />Others held hands to form a human chain to prevent more people from spilling onto the road.<br /> <br />Just one incident as tens of thousands poured onto the main roads in several districts in Hong Kong, demanding full democracy when they choose a new leader in 2017.
