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.
Occupy Central site in an area surrounding the Legislative Council and Central Government Offices at Tamar were cleared 22-06-2015.
Hong Kong reform vote
The Hong Kong government’s political reform proposal for how the city elects its leader by universal suffrage for the first time in 2017 is based on a strict framework set by Beijing. The plan limits the number of candidates to two or three and requires them to win majority support from a 1,200 strong nominating committee. Arguing that this does not constitute genuine universal suffrage, pan-democratic lawmakers have vowed to reject the package, while pro-democracy groups have protested. The government’s resolution was to be put to a vote by the 70-member Legislative Council in June 2015, requiring a two-thirds majority to be passed.
POST OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY 247
POST REFORM VOTE：DAY 62 (19-08-2015)
POST REFORM VOTE：DAY 62 (19-08-2015)
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Joshua Wong dismayed as two men are fined $3k for egging him
Two men have been fined HK$3,000 each for throwing eggs at student activist Joshua Wong.
The incident took place outside the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Court last November. Li Wong, 27 and Cheung Ka-shing, 33, who work as a dim sum chef and transportation worker respectively, were charged after throwing eggs at Wong, the convener of Scholarism. The eggs hit the back of Wong’s head.
The two then tried to escape. They were arrested by police.
Joshua Wong was hit by eggs earlier. Photo: Inmedia HK.
In July, the two pleaded not guilty. They did plead guilty in court on Wednesday, however, and were fined subsequently.
When magistrate Eric Cheung Kwan-ming asked why the two assaulted Joshua Wong, Cheung Ka-shing said: “We work in transportation and felt that [Joshua Wong] was really affecting our work.”
Joshua Wong said on his Facebook page following the sentencing: “Can a HK$3,000 fine reflect how serious this was? People can come to their own conclusions.”
Alex Chow, Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Derek Lam (from left) are facing indictment this month for their role in last year's storming of government headquarters. Photos: HKEJ, RTHK
Student leaders told they will be prosecuted over 2014 protests
Four student protesters are facing indictment for storming the Central Government Offices during last year’s democracy protests.
They have been told by the police that they will be charged in court by the end of the month.
Apple Daily is reporting that Joshua Wong, convenor of student activist group Scholarism, will be indicted for taking part in an illegal assembly and inciting others to participate.
Alex Chow, then leader of the Hong Kong Federation of Students (HKFS) and its sitting secretary general, Nathan Law, will be prosecuted for either offense.
A fourth protester, Scholarism member Derek Lam, faces a charge of common assault.
The charges stem from an incident in which activists climbed over a perimeter wall and occupied the East Wing forecourt of government headquarters on Sept. 26 last year, two days before the protests began.
All four, who were held briefly under “arrest by appointment”, said they have no regrets.
Law, who faces a charge for inciting others to join an unlawful assembly, said in a Fecbook post Tuesday that the government does not distinguish between social activists and common criminals.
“No wonder the government sent cops from the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau when Scholarism members set up booths in the streets.”
Chow called the charge against him political revenge, adding three other key HKFS members have not received calls from the police about any legal action.
Separately, Wong wrote on Facebook that it’s a “joke that citizens have to face prosecution for entering an open public space”.
He said he hopes the democracy movement will find a new direction to stay alive as the first anniversary of the Sept. 28 protests draws closer.
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