SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST: Students and government officials have reached a consensus to start a dialogue on political reform as soon as this week as the city edged towards some sort of normality eight days after Occupy Central protests began.
But the students also reiterated that they would not end their protests in Admiralty, Causeway Bay and Mong Kok unless a substantive breakthrough was made.
Speaking after an hour-long meeting last night, the Federation of Students’ deputy leader, Lester Shum, said he had agreed with Lau Kong-wah, undersecretary for constitutional and mainland affairs, that there would be multiple rounds of talks and they would be based on an equal relationship and mutual respect… (more)
EDITOR: Twenty names are to be submitted to the national government as possible candidates with the national government retaining veto power. The solution to the issue is to quietly submit the names and to learn who are acceptable. If satisfactory to both parties, the dispute will have been peacefully and productively resolved.
The national government does not want a Hong Kong leader who seeks separation. The students don’t want a leader who will be a pawn for the nation government and not further democracy in Hong Kong.
