Hong Kong Simmers as Government Extends Negotiations Olive Branch
![A pro-democracy demonstrator wakes from her tent in an occupied area of the Mong Kok district, Hong Kong, Oct. 16, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2760c2d4-b5ef-40f8-abe0-70ce30921c78_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A pro-democracy demonstrator wakes from her tent in an occupied area of the Mong Kok district, Hong Kong, Oct. 16, 2014.
![An art installation made of umbrellas is seen at an occupied area near government headquarters in Hong Kong, Oct. 16, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b1702d3c-ddc4-4285-8e12-789a2d950087_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An art installation made of umbrellas is seen at an occupied area near government headquarters in Hong Kong, Oct. 16, 2014.
![Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said during a news conference that he hopes the government can hold talks with the pro-democracy students as early as next week, at Government House, in Hong Kong Oct. 16, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f1e68a26-8805-45a7-a8cb-0192df05f389_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said during a news conference that he hopes the government can hold talks with the pro-democracy students as early as next week, at Government House, in Hong Kong Oct. 16, 2014.
![Offerings are placed in front of an altar set up by pro-democracy demonstrators to mark the symbolic death of Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, near government headquarters in Hong Kong, Oct. 16, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/da2e5100-0295-4736-b8a7-3c2575710a48_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Offerings are placed in front of an altar set up by pro-democracy demonstrators to mark the symbolic death of Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, near government headquarters in Hong Kong, Oct. 16, 2014.