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Demonstrators say they are willing to endure clashes with police for their cause, as Juliana Liu reports
Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung has pledged "further consultations", amid a deepening stand-off with pro-democracy protesters.
Mr Leung also urged the people not to take part in the "illegal" protest.
Thousands have joined a sit-in outside government headquarters this weekend, bolstering a week-old protest.
The protesters want China to scrap restrictions on the election of the territory's next leader.
They had also called for further talks but it is not clear how far - if at all - Mr Leung's mention of further consultations will be seen as recognising their demands.
In his first public statement since the protests began, Mr Leung said on Sunday that the elections in 2017 would go ahead as planned.
The initial protest began as a strike by students, calling for democratic reforms.
On Saturday night, the leader of Occupy Central, another protest movement, brought forward a planned action to merge it with the sit-in by the students outside the central government building.
The movement has called for the Chinese government to scrap rules that would allow it to vet the chief executive elected in 2017. It also wants the resumption of public consultation on democratic reforms.
A statement by the movement said Mr Leung had "failed to deliver on political reform".
Occupy Central had originally planned to paralyse the central business district on Wednesday, but organisers advanced the protest and changed the location in an apparent bid to harness momentum from student protests outside the government complex. Student activists had stormed into a courtyard of the complex late on Friday and scuffled with police using pepper spray.
Police said they made more than 60 arrests including prominent student activist leader Joshua Wong.
The BBC's Juliana Liu in Hong Kong says that, even before Mr Tai's announcement, thousands had arrived spontaneously to support the demonstration by students.
Those outside the government buildings plan to stay until they are forcibly removed, she says.
However, some students expressed unease that their protest was apparently being taken over by Occupy Central.
"A lot of students left as soon as Occupy made the announcement they were starting their occupation," said university graduate Vito Leung, 24.
"I think they were really forcing it. This was always a separate student movement with similar goals but different directions. I don't think it should be brought together like this."
Unrest began when the Chinese government announced that candidates for the 2017 chief executive election would first have to be approved by a nominating committee.
Activists have argued that this does not amount to true democracy.
Many of those who spent the night on the streets wore plastic raincoats and goggles in case police deployed more pepper spray.
Riot police stood nearby.
"The courage of the students and members of the public in their spontaneous decision to stay has touched many Hong Kong people," Occupy Central said in a statement.
"Yet the government has remained unmoved. As the wheel of time has reached this point, we have decided to arise and act."
At least 34 people have been injured since the protests began, including four police officers and 11 government staff and guards, authorities said.
Hong Kong democracy timeline- 1984: Britain and China sign an agreement where Hong Kong is guaranteed "a high degree of autonomy, except in foreign and defence affairs" for 50 years following the handover in 1997.
- 2004: China rules that its approval must be sought for changes to Hong Kong's election laws.
- 2008: China says it will consider allowing direct elections by 2017.
- June-July 2014: Pro-democracy activists hold an unofficial referendum on political reform and a large rally. This is followed by protests by pro-Beijing activists.
- 31 August 2014: China says it will allow direct elections in 2017, but voters will only be able to choose from a list of pre-approved candidates. Activists stage protests.
- 22 September 2014: Student groups launch a week-long boycott of classes in protest.
Q&A: Hong Kong's democracy controversy
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