At least 20 people have been injured in a second night of clashes between Hong Kong riot police and pro-democracy campaigners.
Some demonstrators were carried away on stretchers after baton-wielding officers moved into a crowd in the Mong Kok district.
Police claimed they used "minimum force" as protesters "suddenly attempted to charge" their cordon lines.
However, activists say they were repeatedly hit with batons and did nothing to provoke the violence, as a senior politician said weeks of rallies had reached a "critical moment".
One protester, called Jackie, who was sitting with his head bandaged, said: "They hit us without any reason when we were standing behind the roadblock.
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Gallery: Hong Kong Clashes As Protesters Retake Streets
Pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong won back parts of a key protest zone in the early hours of Saturday. Dozens of people, including police, were injured in the scuffles
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Barricades were knocked over as several thousand activists faced off against officers. At least 33 people were reportedly arrested
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Police used pepper spray and batons to control the crowd, including on this man - reported to be a journalist
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The man is doused in water to wash away the chemical
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Many protesters wore masks and carried umbrellas, which have become a symbol of the protests and also a makeshift barrier against pepper spray
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The activists, most of them young people, are protesting against China's plan to restrict elections for Hong Kong's leader to approved Communist loyalists
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The demonstrations began several weeks ago and have been described as the biggest challenge to China's authority since Tiananmen Square
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Police carry a banner warning protesters to stay calm. Continue through for more pictures
"I was hit by a police stick four or five times. I protected myself with my hands and they hit my body.
"Some people behind me opened out their umbrellas and then the police started hitting people. There was no aggressive action on our side."
Demonstrators first took to the streets on 26 September after China announced it would screen candidates running in Hong Kong's elections in 2017.
Talks aimed at stopping the violence are to take place between the Hong Kong government and student leaders on Tuesday.
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Gallery: Police Break Up Hong Kong Protests
A policeman runs towards protesters who were attempting to regroup after being forcibly cleared from the the area they were occupying in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong
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Police advance as they try to disperse the crowd after removing barricades
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Scores of Hong Kong police removed barricades early on Friday erected by pro-democracy protesters around the bustling area of Mong Kok, across the harbour from the main demonstration area next to government offices
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Pro-democracy protesters confront police after they were forcibly cleared from the area they were occupying in the Mong Kok district
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The raid came while many protesters were asleep in their tents or on the street. Continue through for more images
The city's deputy leader Carrie Lam said the talks would be focused on constitutional reform, with both sides allowed to bring five members to the meeting.
But Beijing is unlikely to yield to protesters' core demands - the resignation of Hong Kong's leader CY Leung and free leadership elections for the territory in 2017.
The city's finance secretary, John Tsang, urged demonstrators to retreat.
"I was young before and I have taken part in various student movements," he wrote on his blog on Sunday.
"Retreating is not an easy decision. It takes a lot of bravery. I still believe that you can take the courage to make right decisions at this critical moment."
The UK handed back Hong Kong to China in 1997 under a "one country, two systems" deal that guarantees freedoms not seen on the mainland.
But fears are growing that liberties are being eroded, and the rallies are one of the biggest challenges to Beijing's rule since the Tiananmen massacre in 1989, when several hundred civilians were shot dead by the Chinese army.
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