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Locals in some districts have been
trying to remove protesters' barricades
Protesters in Hong Kong have
accepted an offer of talks with the government after a week of unrest.
Chief Executive CY Leung offered the
talks with his deputy late on Thursday but rejected calls to resign.
The protesters, angry at china's
plan to vet election candidates, have been occupying parts of the city since
the weekend, though numbers have fallen.
Beijing has thrown its full support
behind Leung, calling the protests illegal and "doomed to fail".
On Friday Hong Kong temporarily
closed government offices in the main protest-hit area, saying staff should
work from home because roads were blocked.
Though the protests were
significantly smaller on Friday, some groups remained on the streets. In a sign
of tensions, there were some scuffles as police tried to keep protesters back
from the buildings.
Many of the demonstrators have vowed
to come back later but with no date set for the talks between chief secretary
Carrie lam and the protesters its unclear whether they can keep up the
momentum.
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