Protesters: Resign or we will up the ante

Student leaders of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have warned that if the territory’s leader does not resign by the end of today they will step up their actions, including occupying several important government buildings.

By raising the stakes in the stand-off, the protest leaders are risking another round of confrontation with the police, who are unlikely to allow government buildings to be stormed.

It also puts pressure on the Chinese government, which has so far remained mostly silent and preferred to let Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying deal with the crisis.