POST REFORM VOTE：DAY 70 (27-08-2015)

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.

Occupy Central site in Causeway Bay was cleared as police moved in  ...

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.

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POST REFORM VOTE：DAY 70 (27-08-2015)

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Trio of Occupy Central student leaders charged over protest that sparked 79-day movement

Three student leaders of last year’s Occupy protests in Hong Kong were charged by police for their roles in a protest last year at government headquarters in the days leading up to the start of the movement.

 Hong Kong Localists will Definitively Run for Elections
 (An Exclusive Interview of Wan Chin)
Translated by Chapman Chen

On the evening of 22 July, Dr. Wan Chin announced on his facebook wall that “localists of Hong Kong will definitely run for the coming District Council and Legco elections. Everybody will come out, down to the last person.” In an exclusive interview given by Wan Chin to Local Press, he confirms that the saying quoted above is true. He discloses that there are now five to six potential candidates, whose names, however, have to be kept confidential for the time being. They are all members of localist groups or leaders in the occupation of Mongkok last year.

Even Buddha can Become Angry

Wan Chin says that this is a kind of suicidal participation in the election contest, and so it is extraordinarily vigorous, thunder-like, and without the former psychological obstacle due to a desire for certain victory. When asked about how come this change, Wan Chin explains, “This is an inspiration by the Supreme One; even Buddha can become angry.”

According to Wan Chin, in recent months, Hong Kong Resurgence Order has been subject to continuous harassment and its bank account has been cancelled for no good reason. So he supports all motivated supporters to contest the coming election in “a suicidal manner” regardless of outcome. Their targets of attack include pan-democrats, native communists, and establishmentarians. Wan Chin also forecasts that the candidates “will unreservedly humiliate the local communists, pan-democrats, and establishmentarians in leaflets, forums and street booths.”

Funds Come from the Folk

Election campaigns require money. According to Wan Chin, the election outlay will be raised from the people. Because the main target is not the seats, it is not necessary “to employ supporters and hold assemblies of residents” like what ordinary political party candidates would do. The localist candidates’ political platforms will mainly come from the “Localist Political Platform”, published by Wan Chin earlier on, which gives priority to Hongkongers’ interest. But a couple of new pages will be added, in order to deal with most recent issues like lead-tainted water of public housing estates.

”China State Construction International is a State enterprise belonging to another sovereign State, which the Hong Kong court can neither put on trial nor even summon. Moreover, children born in Hong Kong to mainland women whose spouses are not Hong Kong permanent residents (these women being commonly known as “doubly non-permanent resident pregnant (DNRP) women"), cross-border tourists, parallel traders, resuscitation of local agriculture, diversification of local industries, universities and post-grad schools giving priority to cultivation of local talents, are also key topics to be engaged by localist platforms.

Civic Party had better Stay away from Election

The closest upcoming election will be the New Territories East by-election following Civic Party member, Ronny Tong’s resignation from his Legco seat. Will fielding people to contest the election lead to enmity of the Civic Party? “We’ll run for the election and give no face to nobody,” stresses Wan Chin, “not even the Heavenly Kings, not even Chris Patten!”

“The Civic Party helped DNRP in their lawsuit and planted the root of the DNRP trouble. Amidst the conflict between Hong Kong and China, and when parallel traders are running amuck in Hong Kong, they have tried to absolve Chinamen with the excuse of free market. Up till now, they have never explained and apologized for these sins and misdeeds.


“They (The Civic Party) had better been sensible enough to stay away from the election,” Wan Chin adds, “and let us get elected unopposed.”