. >>> created a division not as simple as being for or against democracy as marga ortiges explain. >> police try ostop another confrontation between protesters and those who want them off the streets. the emotions are high. sit-ins calling for more democracy have blocked the streets for nearly a month. some call it a nuisance. 72-year-old who has worked here for 30 years, chung has moved here from main lan china to make a living. >> hong kong will never be like china. hong kong has democracy. nowhere else is as good as hong kong. these protesters are attacking what we have for granted. >> like the rights to free expression and public simply. which though restricted are not available at all to their countrymen in mainland china. last month police tried to disperse the crowds using tear gas. it was seen by many as excessive and only brought more attention to the demonstrators. people like these on the street engaged in heated debate over hong kong's future. raising a political consciousness that was not here before. >> those who want the protesters gone call themselves the silent majori