Hong Kong’s embattled leader Leung Chun-ying yesterday vowed to stay in office, warning students demanding his resignation that their pro-democracy movement was out of control.

The crowds of protesters who filled Hong Kong’s streets thinned dramatically today after student leaders and the territory’s government agreed to hold talks to discuss protesters’ demands regarding electoral reforms.

Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong have set a Wednesday deadline for a response from the government to meet their demands for reforms after spending another night blocking streets in an unprecedented show of civil disobedience.