By Greg Milam, Sky Correspondent, in Hong Kong
Authorities in Hong Kong have again called on 'Occupy' protesters to step aside and allow government offices and schools to operate as normal on Monday morning.
There are signs that leaders of the protest movement are willing to co-operate with police and clear access routes on roads they have blocked for a week now.
Police have warned they will take "all necessary action" to restore order after a weekend of tension and little sign of protesters losing enthusiasm in their calls for reform.
Away from the protest areas, it is largely business as usual in Hong Kong: a wedding party at the famous Peninsula Hotel, tourists packing cross-harbour ferries and snapping photos at the statue marking the handover from Britain.
Irene Pan and her 11-year-old son, who were crossing one of the bridges over a deserted main road through Hong Kong island, said: "I have seen a lot different opinions from all over the country and this city.
"It is a chance for the people of Hong Kong to think and to voice what we think no matter what the opinion is.
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"Hong Kong people have been silenced and politically moderate for a long, long time."
Behind the protest barriers, among the banners, walls of peace messages and tents full of supplies, groups of students continue to join the sit-in.
Shandy Hung told Sky News: "At the beginning I don't know much about politics, but I know that if we don't stand up now we will loose the time to fight for our democracy.
"This is just the beginning. I think the most successful thing about the 'Umbrella Revolution' is that more and more people like me will start to care about politics."
Her friend Florence Lam added: "I think the protesters will allow people to go back to work but they will not stop the protest. We have done so much and this is about Hong Kong's future now."
All around them are signs of the determination of protesters to keep that message alive, including highly-produced poster art celebrating the 'Umbrella Revolution'.
Scuffles and angry confrontations over the weekend highlight there are those in Hong Kong who are unhappy at the continuing protests.
As the South China Morning Post reported, Monday represents a "dangerous crossroads" for the people of Hong Kong.
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