Two hours of talk between representatives of the Hong Kong government and the student leaders of Hong Kong Federation of Students (HKFS) on Tuesday failed to yield any breakthroughs, disappointing protesters of the government's failure to address their demands.

Five representatives of the HKFS met with five government negotiators in the first round of talks that seek concessions to end the weeks-long call for greater democratic say in choosing Hong Kong's future chief executive.

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But, as widely expected, the negotiations produced no breakthrough agreements.

The government's negotiators, headed by the city's second highest official, Carrie Lam, spoke mostly to reiterate legal rhetoric for students to give up the democracy movement and accept Beijing's earlier decision to limit the city's democratic ballot.

The articulate twenty-something negotiators on the other side of the table insisted for greater liberties in future elections.

To the thousands of pro-democracy protesters listening to the live broadcast of the negotiations in the streets, the government appeared hopelessly out of touch, the Time magazine reported.

Yvonne Leung, a student representative at the talk, said she was disappointed at the lack of direction and material response from the government. She urged her fellow students to stay at the protest sites and continue the fight.

Another student negotiator, Lester Shum, expressed his disbelief at the government's insistence for protesters do as Beijing asks. He said the government has failed to show sincerity to find a resolution to the city's political problem.

Pointing out the students' demand for the right to vote, HKFS secretary-general Alex Chow said Hong Kong citizens are waiting for the government officials' decision to either become "democratic heroes or historical villains."

In the interviews after the dialogue, Chow described the government's gestures as "a few hollow and illusory" concessions.

Protesters condemn the Chinese-style democracy as "fake" and vowed to continue occupying the streets until Beijing agrees to open nominations to a wider range of candidates.

Before the talk, Beijing-friendly Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying said the government only intended to listen to the students. He said it was not a negotiation, but a platform to explain how the political process suggested by the city's mini-constitution, the Basic Law, works.

Expectations of any major breakthrough were not particularly high among members of the pro-democracy movement before the talks.

However, Hong Kong government's utter rejection of all the students' demand may further galvanize the political crisis that has paralyzed the city over the last four weeks.

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