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 253
POST REFORM VOTE：DAY 68 (25-08-2015)
POST REFORM VOTE：DAY 68 (25-08-2015)
Full coverage of the day’s events
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Leong won't talk on tips for HKU position
University of Hong Kong Council chairman Edward Leong Che-hung acknowledged he had suggested some potential candidates for the controversial pro vice chancellor post.
But he refused to say whether one of them was former HKU law dean Johannes Chan Man-mun.
The council deferred the decision to appoint pro- democrat Chan as pro vice chancellor overseeing academic staffing and resources until a provost is appointed, prompting the storming of last month's council meeting by students.
The council will meet late this afternoon to discuss the issue. It will be held at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Building for Interdisciplinary Research, with a security checkpoint.
Chan has said he was lobbied by Leong to apply for the post.
Leong said yesterday: "Sorry, I won't leak any information. I have suggested some names, some potential candidates from HKU itself to the vice chancellor.
"I said these internal candidates had potential. I also encouraged them to apply for the job."
When Leong was asked if one of them was Chan, he said: "I would not leak any information. I have been serving in government-appointed posts for many years, and I never leak information."
A survey has found three out of five people say the pro vice chancellor should not have a political stance.
Asked if the survey questions were referring to Chan, pro-Beijing Hong Kong United Youth Association president Andrew Fan Chun-wah said they had not intended to point at a particular person.
The group commissioned the Hong Kong Research Association to poll 1,072 Hongkongers aged 18 to 45.
Fan worried that a person with a strong political stance may bring political disputes on to the campus.
CY Leung pens rebuttal to criticisms made by pro-Beijing lawmaker Felix Chung
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has penned a rebuttal at Liberal Party chairman Felix Chung Kwok-pan’s criticisms over his economic policy.
Leung responded to the pro-Beijing Liberal Party’s Felix Chung in a 3,500-word article, which was released to various Chinese media, including the Apple Daily. The article outlines and responds to points made by Chung, including criticisms of the chief executive’s “appropriately proactive” economic policy.
Felix Chung said that Leung’s “appropriately proactive” policy may interfere with Hong Kong’s free market. He also asked the government to do more to support small- and medium-sized enterprises, including helping them to invest overseas.
Leung wrote in his piece that the laissez-faire economic policy carried out in previous times was “limiting” and urged Hong Kong to reconsider whether it was in the city’s best interest.
A public rental estate in Hong Kong. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
Leung compared the economy of Hong Kong to those of other countries in the region and highlighted the rise of Korea’s cultural and creative industries in recent years. “To my understanding, Korea’s cultural and creative industries did not come as a result of the non-interventionist policy on the government’s part.”
Last week, Chung said in an interview that Leung should not run for a second five-year term.
Pro-Beijing lawmaker Michael Tien of the New People’s Party said in an interview last week that Leung needs to reflect on how he deals with the pro-Beijing camp.
Occupy protesters who smashed door at legislature get jail time after Dept. of Justice appeal
Protesters who smashed a door at the Hong Kong legislature during last year’s pro-democracy Occupy protests will now face three-and-a-half months imprisonment instead of 150 hours community service following an appeal by the Department of Justice. The DoJ argued thatthe original sentence was not heavy enough.
The four defendants, who were charged with criminal damage and taking part in an unlawful assembly, appeared at Eastern Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday morning.
Protesters smashing into Legco. Photo: Apple Daily.
Three were given jail time and released on bail, though their lawyers have said they will appeal the sentence. The fourth defendant’s case has been adjourned to next month in anticipation of a report from the detention centre, as he was only 19 years old at the time of the incident, local media reported.
The incident took place last November, when numerous protesters, including the four defendants, gathered outside the LegCo in response to a false rumour that an “Internet Article 23” bill would be passed that day. The event was considered to be a turning point for the pro-democracy movement, precipitating a split between mainstream democrats and those pressing for more forceful forms of protest.
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