For some of the people at the heart of the Hong Kong pro-democracy demonstrations - it's time to throw in the towel.<br /> <br />University students whose class boycotts two weeks ago sparked the worst protests the city has seen in years are now returning to class.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) JOURNALISM STUDENT, 18-YEAR OLD TOBY TO, SAYING:<br /> <br />"No, because I think democracy is a perpetual battle. And I think it is time to get back to the university and study first."<br /> <br />Monday, demonstrators agreed to lift some of the barricades to allow government employees to return to work.<br /> <br />Since then fewer and fewer protesters have filled the streets. Shopping districts are opened and it's business as usual.<br /> <br />Still, the main thouroughfares remain blocked. For an impassioned few hundred, the fight is not over.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) MEDICAL STUDENT, 20-YEAR OLD, HAYLEY CHAN, SAYING:<br /> <br />"We feel like this week a lot of students go to school again because they don't feel any hope or
