A Hong Kong government official canceled planned talks with student protest leaders on Friday, saying they were unlikely to be constructive.
ລັດຖະບານຮົງກົງ ຍົກເລີກ ການເຈລະຈາ ກັບພວກປະທ້ວງ
![From left, Hong Kong Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Raymond Tam Chi-yuen, Chief Secretary Carrie Lam and Constitutional Affairs Undersecretary Lau Kong-wah hold a news conference in Hong Kong, Oct. 9, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d2db6ea4-42fa-4bb1-940c-d7ceed6c5583_cx0_cy3_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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From left, Hong Kong Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Raymond Tam Chi-yuen, Chief Secretary Carrie Lam and Constitutional Affairs Undersecretary Lau Kong-wah hold a news conference in Hong Kong, Oct. 9, 2014.
![Joshua Wong, second right, leader of the student movement, talks to the media as protesters block areas around the government headquarters office in Hong Kong, Oct. 9, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d7ca7ec9-94bd-494f-92d4-c93be360d070_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Joshua Wong, second right, leader of the student movement, talks to the media as protesters block areas around the government headquarters office in Hong Kong, Oct. 9, 2014.
![Joshua Wong, 17-year old student leader, address protesters during a rally in the occupied areas at Central district in Hong Kong, Oct. 9, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0f026728-af8d-402e-abdb-072b06ec0d56_cx0_cy10_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Joshua Wong, 17-year old student leader, address protesters during a rally in the occupied areas at Central district in Hong Kong, Oct. 9, 2014.
![Protesters take a rest during a rally in the occupied areas at Central district in Hong Kong, Oct. 9, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/47a61c57-a61b-44a4-8842-7f95834afed9_cx0_cy10_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Protesters take a rest during a rally in the occupied areas at Central district in Hong Kong, Oct. 9, 2014.