Hong Kong protesters plan spot referendum over government talks

Protesters in Hong Kong say they plan holding a spot referendum on whether to stay on the streets or accept government's offer for more talks and clear their protest camps.

The three main groups behind the demonstrations say they will register public opinion on Sunday at the main protest site.

Thousands have remained camped out in the area for nearly a month, calling for electoral reforms in the southern Chinese city.

Hong Kong's government has offered to submit a report to the central government noting the protesters' unhappiness with a Beijing-backed plan to have a one thousand two hundred member committee pick candidates for the city's top leader in 2017 elections.

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