Hong Kong students, officials talk but don’t agree

By KELVIN CHANJACK CHANG

Published October 21, 2014 5:08pm ET

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Hong Kong students, officials talk but don’t agree — Student leader Alex Chow, center, speaks along with other leaders, during a news conference after the talks with the Hong Kong government officials, in Hong Kong Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. Hong Kong student leaders and government officials held talks Tuesday to end pro-democracy protests now in their fourth week even as the city's Beijing-backed leader reaffirmed his unwillingness to compromise on the activists' key demand. Other leaders are from left to right, Joshua Wong, Yvonne Leung, Eason Chung, Lester Shum, Nathan Law, and the founder of the Occupy Central civil disobedience movement Chan Kin-man. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) | Kin Cheung

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong student leaders and government officials talked but agreed on little Tuesday as the city’s Beijing-backed leader reaffirmed his unwillingness to compromise on the key demand of activists camped in the streets now for a fourth week.

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