Police fire tear gas at Hong Kong protesters and beat them with batons
Police fire tear gas at Hong Kong protesters and beat them with batons after they hurled petrol bombs at government HQ in defiance of Beijing on night of violence
Thousands of protesters took the streets in the 13th weekend of pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong
Protesters, ducking beneath umbrellas, hurled petrol bombs, bricks and fired laser pointers back at the police
Earlier on Saturday masses of people took part in a march from a Methodist church to police HQ which they called a 'prayer for sinners'
Video from a Hong Kong broadcaster showed police using batons to hit protesters while on the platform of a station
Chaos engulfed Hong Kong's financial heart on Saturday night as police fired tear gas at petrol bomb-throwing protesters who took to the streets for a 13th straight weekend.
Police had banned the demonstration on security grounds and on Friday arrested several key activists and legislators in a dragnet on pro-democracy figures.
But Saturday afternoon, large crowds - many in their signature black T-shirts and under a colourful canopy of umbrellas - defied the order to snake through Hong Kong island, blocking roads and chanting 'reclaim Hong Kong, revolution of our times'.
Video from Hong Kong broadcaster TVB showed police viciously swinging batons at train passengers who backed into one end of a carriage.
The video also shows pepper spray being shot through an open door at a group seated on the floor while one man holds up his hands.
It was not clear if all the passengers were protesters.