Hong Kong protests: CY Leung refuses to quit as leader

                 Chief Executive CY Leung: "I want to continue my task of ensuring the

 one-person one-vote election can take place in Hong Kong"

Hong Kong's Chief Executive CY Leung says he will not resign, amid calls from pro-democracy protesters for him to step down.

But he said his government was willing to hold talks with the protesters.

The protesters are angry at China's plan to vet candidates for elections in 2017, and say they want full democracy.

They have surrounded two key government buildings in the territory, but Mr Leung warned them that they were breaking the law.

At a news conference shortly before the protesters' midnight deadline for his resignation, Mr Leung warned that attempts to move on or occupy government buildings would have "very serious consequences".

He said the territory's top civil servant, Chief Secretary Carrie Lam, would open a dialogue with student leaders as soon as possible.

"Tonight, the Hong Kong Federation of Students issued an open letter asking for a meeting with the chief secretary, representing the Hong Kong government, to discuss one item - and this is the constitutional development of Hong Kong," Mr Leung told reporters.