This two-part report goes behind the scenes with a pro-democracy campaign trying to ensure free elections in Hong Kong.
Although the current wrangle between Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and the Chinese government is more nuanced and complicated than it is often portrayed, a relatively straightforward issue lies is at its heart. The activists - driven by a coalition of veteran reformers known as Occupy Central and politically engaged students - want the island's next chief executive to be directly elected in 2017; Beijing insists the leader must be chosen from a list of pre-approved candidates.
Over the last four months an increasingly divisive debate over this question has seen many tens of thousands of Hong-Kongers take to the streets in protest, and brought parts of the city to a standstill.
During that time, as the protests have variously swelled and diminished, there have been many key moments but possibly the most crucial came on September 26 when students stormed a fenced-off area, known as Civic Square, outside Hong Kong's government headquarters.
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