1. The chaotic scene and mass civil disobedience are highly unusual in Hong Kong, a former British colony which returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

2. The group said it would announce new civil disobedience plans if no action was taken.

3. Protesters promised to keep up their civil disobedience campaign against the government using new tactics.

4. So we decided we needed to use civil disobedience in order to establish a democratic system.

5. They are among a burgeoning opposition that has grown stronger recently, with some threatening civil disobedience if the measure becomes law.