Hong Kong students put their case to govt, but no breakthrough

 Scholarism convenor Joshua Wong (L-R), Hong Kong Federation of Students' Council member Nathan Law, Deputy Secretary-General Lester Shum, Secretary-General Alex Chow, Council member Yvonne Leung, More...

Pro-democracy protestors watch formal talks between student protest leaders and city officials on a video screen near the government headquarters in Hong Kong October 21, 2014. 

BY JAMES POMFRET AND CLARE BALDWIN-Tue Oct 21, 2014

(Reuters) - Thousands of Hong Kong protesters listened raptly from the streets on Tuesday as student leaders debated their call for full democracy for the Chinese-run city with government leaders to try end a weeks-long occupation of major traffic arteries.
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