OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY 12: Full coverage of the day's events

Federation of Students leader Lester Shum has called on protesters to take to the streets on Friday at 7.30pm for a mass rally in Harcourt Road after Chief Secretary Carrie Lam called off talks on electoral reform.

Meanwhile, a formal complaint has been lodged with Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency regarding chief executive Leung Chun-ying’s secret HK$50m deal with a listed Australian engineering firm.

11.30pm Causeway Bay: While talks about the future of the Occupy movement continue there's art in progress on Hennessy Road.

Italian architect and painter, Francesco Lietti, brought a blank canvas yesterday to the streets that is rapidly being filled with the ideas of people on the streets. After an enthusiastic response yesterday, he decided to come back today. Dozens of people have joined him to paint during the past few hours.

Lietti says he felt "moved" by the Occupy movement that has spread across Hong Kong, and he aims to create piece that can symbolise events here.

11.15pm Admiralty: Speeches by protest leaders come to an end. However, it is estimated that at least 5,000 people are still gathered on Harcourt Road.

More protesters showed up in Admiralty on Thursday evening after the government suspended talks with the Hong Kong Federation of Students, but the situation remains peaceful.