HK gov't holds 1st talk with student leaders

Representatives of China's Hong Kong SAR government attends a press conference after their talks with student leaders in the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, south China's Hong Kong, Oct. 21, 2014. The Hong Kong government on Tuesday held the first formal talks with student leaders speaking for sit-in protesters to find a peaceful way to end the Occupy Central movement which started on Sept. 28. (Xinhua/Qin Qing)

HONG KONG, Oct. 21  -- The Hong Kong government on Tuesday held the first formal talks with student leaders speaking for sit-in protesters to find a peaceful way to end the Occupy Central movement which started on Sept. 28.

Sitting opposite to each other, five government officials and five student representatives shared views on how the region's next leader will be elected by universal suffrage in 2017.Full Story