Occupy Central
Occupy Central is a civil disobedience movement which began in Hong Kong on September 28, 2014. It calls on thousands of protesters to block roads and paralyse Hong Kong's financial district if the Beijing and Hong Kong governments do not agree to implement universal suffrage for the chief executive election in 2017 and the Legislative Council elections in 2020 according to "international standards." The movement was initiated by Benny Tai Yiu-ting (戴耀廷), an associate professor of law at the University of Hong Kong, in January 2013.
Umbrella Movement
The Umbrella Movement (Chinese: 雨傘運動; pinyin: yǔsǎn yùndòng) is a loose political movement that was created spontaneously during the Hong Kong protests of 2014. Its name derives from the recognition of the umbrella as a symbol of defiance and resistance against the Hong Kong government, and the united grass-roots objection to the decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) of 31 August.
The movement consists of individuals numbering in the tens of thousands who participated in the protests that began on 28 September 2014, although Scholarism, the Hong Kong Federation of Students, Occupy Central with Love and Peace, groups are principally driving the demands for the rescission of the NPCSC decision.
The movement consists of individuals numbering in the tens of thousands who participated in the protests that began on 28 September 2014, although Scholarism, the Hong Kong Federation of Students, Occupy Central with Love and Peace, groups are principally driving the demands for the rescission of the NPCSC decision.
POST OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY 130:
Full coverage of the day’s events on 24-04
Baptist University students vote to leave federation
Hong Kong Baptist University Students' Union voted last night to leave the Federation of Hong Kong Students the third tertiary institution to quit the 57-year-old group over its handling of the Occupy movement.
This came a day after the withdrawal of Polytechnic University Students' Union. The federation originally comprised union representatives from all eight tertiary institutions.
About 1,678 students voted in the four-day referendum whether the Baptist University union should withdraw from the federation, with a turnover of 14 percent. The threshold was set at 10 percent in order to become valid.
The motion to withdraw drew 934 votes for, 613 against, 108 blank votes and 23 invalid votes.
Concern group HKBU Students' Union Independence launched the four-day referendum on Monday.
The decision was greeted with excitement and happiness on the "HKBUSUIND" Facebook account.
Kevin Tse wrote: "What an another miracle! Congratulations!"
PH Lam posted: "Hong Kong does not need Federation of Students, it has died."
The next referendum will be held at the City University from Tuesday to May 6, except during Labor Day weekend.
City University Students' Union Independence member Leonard Tand Sheug-fung said he was happy to hear about the Baptist University decision.
Polytechnic University quit the federation on Wednesday night, after about 1,190 students voted for, and 403 against.
The University of Hong Kong Students' Union led the split from the federation on Valentine's Day.
Lingnan University Students' Union decided to stay with the federation last month.
Federation secretary-general Nathan Law Kwun-chung could not be reached last night.
City University political analyst James Sung Lap-kung simply said: "It's chaos."
The division has rendered a major damage to the student movement, Sung added.
He believes this signals the rising influence of radical localism groups among the young.
The radical groups are believed to be behind the campaign to leave the federation.
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Clashes erupt at CY’s first public appearance since election proposals announced
Chaos erupted yesterday at the government's first in-community promotion of its reform plan, as a speech by Chief Executive CY Leung was disrupted by pro-democracy activists.
Leung left the event under heavy police protection after just 20 minutes.
Chief Secretary Carrie Lam, Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen and Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Raymond Tam, went to Mei Foo to promote the controversial proposal for universal suffrage in the 2017 chief executive election.
It was formally announcement at the Legislative Council earlier in the day.
CY Leung, who was not on the list of participating speakers, appeared unannounced to give support. He called the proposal a big step in realising the city's desire for genuine suffrage.
Despite having previously commented that "a district visit has never been a problem for me”, the chief exec found his speech was met by fierce opposition by protesters at the site.
While some community members chanted their support for the proposal, others countered with slogans such as “Step down, CY Leung" and "I want genuine universal suffrage", reports Apple Daily.
Yellow umbrellas, a symbol of last year’s so-called Umbrella Movement, were also unfurled.
The chief executive left the scene after less than 20 minutes. Clashes erupted and Leung was escorted to his vehicle under heavy police protection. Many reporters were pushed to the ground amid the chaos, with one RTHK journalist suffering cuts on his hands.
Leung, nicknamed 689 by his critics in reference to the amount of votes he obtained in the previous election, issued a statement today criticising the protesters as "undemocratic" and "covering others' opinion with their voice".
He urged for tolerance and "a spirit of democracy", adding that he is "open for dialogue with different views" and wishes to implement the election proposal.
The government's proposal for the 2017 chief executive election involves two rounds of pre-selection by the nominating committee. Hopefuls must obtain at least 601 out of a possible 1,200 endorsements from the committee, widely seen as pro-Beijing, in order to quality as candidates.
Once the candidates are vetted, the election will open to five million qualified voters and would be held on first past the post basis. A majority vote is unnecessary to win and blank ballots will be counted as invalid.
Leung left the event under heavy police protection after just 20 minutes.
Chief Secretary Carrie Lam, Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen and Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Raymond Tam, went to Mei Foo to promote the controversial proposal for universal suffrage in the 2017 chief executive election.
It was formally announcement at the Legislative Council earlier in the day.
CY Leung, who was not on the list of participating speakers, appeared unannounced to give support. He called the proposal a big step in realising the city's desire for genuine suffrage.
Despite having previously commented that "a district visit has never been a problem for me”, the chief exec found his speech was met by fierce opposition by protesters at the site.
While some community members chanted their support for the proposal, others countered with slogans such as “Step down, CY Leung" and "I want genuine universal suffrage", reports Apple Daily.
Yellow umbrellas, a symbol of last year’s so-called Umbrella Movement, were also unfurled.
The chief executive left the scene after less than 20 minutes. Clashes erupted and Leung was escorted to his vehicle under heavy police protection. Many reporters were pushed to the ground amid the chaos, with one RTHK journalist suffering cuts on his hands.
Leung, nicknamed 689 by his critics in reference to the amount of votes he obtained in the previous election, issued a statement today criticising the protesters as "undemocratic" and "covering others' opinion with their voice".
He urged for tolerance and "a spirit of democracy", adding that he is "open for dialogue with different views" and wishes to implement the election proposal.
The government's proposal for the 2017 chief executive election involves two rounds of pre-selection by the nominating committee. Hopefuls must obtain at least 601 out of a possible 1,200 endorsements from the committee, widely seen as pro-Beijing, in order to quality as candidates.
Once the candidates are vetted, the election will open to five million qualified voters and would be held on first past the post basis. A majority vote is unnecessary to win and blank ballots will be counted as invalid.
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