As it happened: Hong Kong protests

Key Points

• Protest leaders say they hope tens of thousands will use the National Day holiday to gather on the streets
• The protesters are a mixture of student groups, pro-democracy activists and the recently formed Occupy Central movement
• They are angry at planned political reforms which they say will allow China to vet leadership election candidates
• Hong Kong's chief executive, CY Leung, has refused to resign and has said the protests are disruptive and illegal
• An official flag-raising ceremony to mark National Day passed off peacefully with some student protesters attending
• All times in BST