HONG KONG-CHINA-POLITICS-DEMOCRACY

HONG KONG-CHINA-POLITICS-DEMOCRACY

Hong Kong government representatives (L-R) Edward Yau, Rimsky Yuen, Carrie Lam, Raymond Tam and Lau Kong look on before long-awaited talks with leaders of the Hong Kong Federation of Students in Hong Kong on October 21, 2014. Hong Kong’s leader Leung Chun-ying has said open elections would result in the city’s many poor dominating politics, as he ruled out democratic reforms before crucial talks aimed at ending three weeks of protest rallies. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez