A Hong Kong government official canceled planned talks with student protest leaders on Friday, saying they were unlikely to be constructive.
Hong Kong Government Cancels Talks With Protesters

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Office workers take an escalator past the pro-democracy student protesters in the occupied areas surrounding the government complex in Hong Kong's Admiralty, Oct. 9, 2014.

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People walk through a tunnel on the main road in the occupied areas in Central, Hong Kong, Oct. 9, 2014.

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A protester holds an umbrella during a performance on a main road in the occupied areas outside government headquarters in Hong Kong's Admiralty in Hong Kong, Oct. 9, 2014.

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People walk to work as a protester sleeps on a main road in the occupied areas in Central district, Hong Kong, Oct. 9, 2014.