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.