Hong Kong's Justice Secretary Rimsky Yuen is among those to meet with the city's students today in the hopes of resolving the pro-democracy protests that have rocked the city for the last three weeks.

Yuen, who was previously a barrister and chair of the Hong Kong Bar Association, is part of a government task force on constitutional development, and will initiate dialogue with the students alongside Chief Secretary Carrie Lam, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Raymond Tam, the Chief Executive's Office Director Edward Yau and the Under Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Lau Kong-wah.

He has previously made clear he is eager to discuss constitutional reform but has insisted that talks should be conducted rationally, and that both protesters and police forces should abide by the law.

The students have played a key role in leading the Occupy Central movement in Hong Kong, which has blocked the city's main roads and forced a number of banks to close.

They are calling for fully democratic elections in the former British colony following an announcement by the Chinese government earlier this year that it would vet Hong Kong's chief executive candidates before the general election in 2017.

The students will be represented by the Federation of Students' Secretary-General Alex Chow, Deputy Secretary-General Lester Shum, General Secretary Eason Chung and council members Nathan Law and Yvonne Leung.

According to a government press release, the city's leader CY Leung has said talks could be a good start to constitutional reform discussions, though he has previously made clear Beijing will not give in to protesters' demands.

The meeting comes a day after Hong Kong's High Court granted two temporary injunctions to bar protesters from occupying roads in two key areas; Mong Kok and Admiralty.