Hong Kong protests intensify, as protesters gear up for a prolonged battle 8 Photos . Updated: 30 Sep 2014, 01:06 PM IST Livemint Protesters in Hong Kong, demanding full universal suffrage and the resignation of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, started stockpiling food and water to sustain their protests as well as their vigil on the streets. 1/8Demonstrators hold up their cellphones in a display of solidarity during the protests outside the headquarters of Legislative Council in Hong Kong on Monday. AFP 2/8Protesters massed in four of Hong Kong’s busiest areas—Admiralty, the government’s headquarters (in pic), Central business district, the bustling shopping district of Causeway Bay, and the densely populated Mong Kok district in Kowloon. AFP 3/8Demonstrators carry boxes of food and water during the pro-democracy protests. AFP 4/8Office workers organize water supplies for the protesters near the central government offices in the business district in Hong Kong. Bloomberg 5/8Umbrellas used by protesters to shield themselves against police attacks. Reuters 6/8Hundreds of protesters wearing masks to shield against the tear gas and pepper spray attacks by security forces, block a main road in Hong Kong’s shopping district of Mongkok. Reuters 7/8A bus placarded with messages of support in Hong Kong. AFP 8/8A demonstrator uses a smartphone next to an effigy of Chief Executive Leung Chun Ying on Connaught Road Central in the business district of Admiralty in Hong Kong on 30 September 2014. Bloomberg