Dozens of people have been injured in new clashes in Hong Kong as pro-democracy campaigners took back an area that was cleared by police less than 24 hours earlier.
Riot officers used batons and pepper spray against protesters who pushed against police lines and shielded themselves with umbrellas.
Officers were eventually forced to retreat during violent scuffles with the crowd which numbered around 9,000.
Demonstrator Peter Yuen said: "The police have lost control of the situation. They've lost their minds. We've come here peacefully, to peacefully protest for our future."
Activists rushed to reoccupy their protest camp and rebuild makeshift barricades from packing crates and fences in an area of the Mong Kok district which police had opened to traffic just hours before.
At least 33 people were reportedly arrested in the skirmishes, while 18 officers were among the injured.
The protests, calling for fully free elections and the resignation of the territory's leader, Leung Chun-ying, have been going on for three weeks.
It was the third consecutive night violence had broken out after a fortnight which has been relatively quiet. The first week saw major clashes.
The latest came just hours after Mr Leung offered talks with student leaders next week in an attempt to defuse the protests.
His chief secretary, Carrie Lam, later announced discussions would take place for two hours on Tuesday.
The Mong Kok area was calm later on Saturday with the number of protesters much smaller as activists rested. Police stood away from the barricades.
During the demonstrations, protesters have held sit-ins at three major intersections causing significant disruption to the city.
China has insisted that whoever stands to replace Mr Leung in elections in 2017 must be vetted by a committee that is expected to be loyal to Beijing.
But the protesters have dismissed the proposal as "fake democracy".
Hong Kong police commissioner Andy Tsang said his force had been tolerant since the rallies began in the hope that demonstrators would "calm down".
"Unfortunately these protesters chose to carry on with their unlawful acts, including acts which are even more radical and more violent," Mr Tsang said.
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