HONG KONG-CHINA-POLITICS-DEMOCRACY

Student leaders Alex Chow (L) and Lester Shum speak to the press at a pro-democracy protest outside the central government offices in Hong Kong on October 16, 2014. Hong Kong’s embattled leader made a dramatic u-turn on October 16, reopening his offer of talks with student protesters a week after the government abruptly pulled out of discussions aimed at ending more than a fortnight of mass pro-democracy rallies. AFP PHOTO / ALEX OGLEAlex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS – ELSENT, FPG – OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **