Protesters are pepper sprayed by riot police during a confrontation at Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong October 17, 2014. Hong Kong riot police used pepper spray and baton charged crowds of pro-democracy protesters on Friday evening as tension escalated after a pre-dawn clearance of a major protest zone in the Chinese-controlled financial hub. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)