DHAKA: Hong Kong democracy protest leaders said they will head to Beijing on Saturday in hopes of bringing their demands for political reform to the Chinese authorities, but there are worries they will not be allowed into the country.

Protesters, spearheaded by the Hong Kong Federation of Students, have blocked key Hong Kong intersections for more than a month to press their demands for fully free elections for the city’s next leader.

Fruitless talks with the Hong Kong government almost a month ago have led to an impasse and protest leaders plan to travel to Beijing to bypass the unpopular local administration altogether.

‘The federation is going to Beijing as a last resort and is not challenging Beijing’s authority and to harm the one country, two systems,’ it said in a statement released late Thursday, reports The Straits Times.

BDST: 0022 HRS, NOV 14, 2014