A student leader in Hong Kong's anti-election law protests has ended his hunger strike which he had started to press the government into further talks on political reform.
Joshua Wong, who along with three other pro-democracy protesters went on an “indefinite” hunger strike late Monday, wrote on his Facebook page on Saturday that he called off the strike after 4 1/2 days upon the recommendation of his doctor.
Wong said stopping his hunger strike, doesn't mean that the Hong Kong government can turn a blind eye to the demands of protesters, adding, “Even if I stop the hunger strike, it doesn't mean the government can ignore our demands.”
Wong's decision to end the hunger strike came shortly after Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying rejected calls to meet student hunger strikers.
Leung said on Saturday that he would be willing to speak with students only if they accept conditions set by Beijing.
Hong Kong has been the scene of protests since late September. The protesters are angry at an election law introduced by the Chinese government, which they say limits their freedom of choice.
Under the election law, the people of Hong Kong will have to elect their next leader from a list of Beijing-vetted candidates in 2017.
The protesters demand that the Hong Kong government abandon plans to allow China to monitor nominations for the city's next chief executive.
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. The financial hub has enjoyed substantial political autonomy since 1997, when its leadership returned to China after about a century of British colonial rule.
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