Hong Kong: Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters are getting creative after four days out on the streets. Here's a round-up of Wednesday's quirkiest goings-on at the so-called "umbrella revolution":
LOVE IN THE TIME OF PROTEST
A bride and groom arrived at the protest decked out in their wedding clothes, with a professional photographer in tow to snap them in front of the striking backdrop of hordes of defiant demonstrators.
The crowds cheered as the couple obligingly kissed for the cameras, chanting "Love democracy!" as they posed in the Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district, home to the newest of the protest camps that have spread across the city.
LIBRARY FOR THE MASSES
Literary-minded protesters can now relax with a book borrowed from the "community library" that has sprung up at the main demonstration zone in the Admiralty business district.
A couple of people were spotted browsing the contents of a well-stocked bookshelf erected next to a sign politely asking protesters: "Please return after borrowing."
A modest selection of newspapers was also available.
PATRIOTIC 'EXTRAVAGANZA' FALLS FLAT
Wednesday marked Chinese National Day -- but with tens of thousands of people out on the streets to protest against Beijing's refusal to grant full democracy to the semi-autonomous city, spectators at the government's official "extravaganza" marking the occasion were distinctly thin on the ground.
Only a couple of hundred government supporters turned out to attend the patriotic event at Victoria Park. A model of China's moon rover, Yutu, lay unexamined in a section hailing the nation's achievements. A mostly elderly audience watching a music performance had to be encouraged to break into applause.
"Clap a bit, please," they were told.
FREE HAIRCUT, ANYONE?
The protest zones have rapidly taken on the feel of a well-kept village, with demonstrators fastidiously recycling, scrubbing out anti-government graffiti, handing out snacks and tending to the sick at first-aid points.
The latest new service: free haircuts being offered at the bottom of a flyover, where tens of thousands of protesters have replaced the usual streams of traffic.
LOVE IN THE TIME OF PROTEST
A bride and groom arrived at the protest decked out in their wedding clothes, with a professional photographer in tow to snap them in front of the striking backdrop of hordes of defiant demonstrators.
The crowds cheered as the couple obligingly kissed for the cameras, chanting "Love democracy!" as they posed in the Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district, home to the newest of the protest camps that have spread across the city.
Literary-minded protesters can now relax with a book borrowed from the "community library" that has sprung up at the main demonstration zone in the Admiralty business district.
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A modest selection of newspapers was also available.
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Wednesday marked Chinese National Day -- but with tens of thousands of people out on the streets to protest against Beijing's refusal to grant full democracy to the semi-autonomous city, spectators at the government's official "extravaganza" marking the occasion were distinctly thin on the ground.
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"Clap a bit, please," they were told.
FREE HAIRCUT, ANYONE?
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The latest new service: free haircuts being offered at the bottom of a flyover, where tens of thousands of protesters have replaced the usual streams of traffic.
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