HONG KONG, Oct. 16 -- The Hong Kong government of China hopes to have formal talks with representatives of the students participating in Occupy movement next week, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying announced here Thursday.

Leung told a press briefing that the government has already contacted the Federation of Students, one of the major organizers of the movement, through a middleman and received positive responses from the students.

The talks aim to deal with Hong Kong's constitutional development, the restoration of order in Hong Kong and to push forward the start of the second stage of consultation of constitutional development.

Leung suggested that the formal talks could be presided over by presidents of universities in Hong Kong.