Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters to attend talks

Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong agreed with the city's government yesterday to start formal talks on Friday.

Student-led demonstrations have calmed since clashes with police over a week ago, and the number of protesters has fallen.

A few hundred protesters remained camped out on the roads leading into the city’s main government and business districts, blocking traffic and causing some schools to close.

The protesters have demanded that the city's leader, Leung Chun-ying, step down and that China allow Hong Kong people the right to vote for a leader of their choice in 2017 elections. – (Reuters)