Hong Kong protesters march to Chief Executive's house

Reuters reported on October 22 that about 200 Hong Kong (China) protesters marched to the home of Leung Chun-ying, Chief Executive of the Special Administrative Region, to urge reform of the electoral system.

The move comes a day after talks between student leaders and senior Hong Kong officials failed to break the deadlock.

Protesters gathered in Admiralty district, Hong Kong on October 20. (Source: AFP/VNA)

Protesters have been calling for Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to resign, many of them angered by his comments this week that more representative democracy is unacceptable because it would lead to poorer people having more of a say in politics.

Meanwhile, other protesters continued to block major streets in the city, where they have camped out for nearly a month to protest a central government plan that would give Hong Kongers the chance to vote for their leader in 2017 but would be largely limited to candidates loyal to Beijing./.

According to VNA