As a government deadline looms in Hong Kong for pro-democracy protesters to leave the streets, many appear to be on the move and regrouping.<br /><br />Hundreds of demonstrators are reportedly leaving the working class Mong Kok area where clashes have previously broken out and are heading for a district that houses government buildings. <br /><br />“If they clear the area with violence, then of course I will leave,” said one protester. “After all I am just a normal person. <br /><br />“But if they don’t use violence, I will persevere and abide by the principle of civil disobedience, and take responsibility for what I’ve done. If I have broken the law, and they arrest me, I will accept that.”<br /><br />The government has given notice that it wants the streets cleared by Monday morning, but many protesters are vowing to continue their battle.<br /><br />Another protester said: “I also think there’s a possibility that they’re going to try to get us to leave, but we’re going to stay. Although, if our lives are threatened, then we’ll go.”<br /><br />At the heart of the crisis is Beijing’s insistence that it has the final say over who can stand for election to lead Hong Kong in 2017.
