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 279
POST REFORM VOTE：DAY 94 (20-09-2015)
POST REFORM VOTE：DAY 94 (20-09-2015)
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Pan-democrat lawmakers form liaison group to communicate with Beijing
Pan-democrat lawmakers have decided to form a new body to communicate with Beijing following an internal meeting on Friday.
The Beijing Liaison Group will be a platform for the pro-democracy camp to exchange news and discuss issues relating to the mainland government’s role in Hong Kong.
Civic Party lawmaker Dennis Kwok Wing-hang will be the convenor. Other core members include Democratic Party chair Emily Lau Wai-hing, the Labour Party’s Cyd Ho Sau-lan and education sector lawmaker Ip Kin-yuen.
All pan-democrat lawmakers except Gary Fan Kwok-wai of Neo Democrats have joined the new group.
Kwok said that the platform does not “bind all pan-democrats to make decisions together”.
“We respect every lawmaker – they can make their own decisions as to whether to communicate with Beijing,” he added.
Dennis Kwok, Cyd Ho, Emily Lau, Ip Kin-yuen. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Apple Daily, Ip Kin-yuen.
Ho said that she hoped lawmakers would respect the agreement and notify the group before communicating with Beijing.
In August, key members of the Democratic Party met with a top Beijing official in charge of Hong Kong affairs – a move that has triggered a backlash within the party. The party’s own central committee and other pan-democrat lawmakers were only informed of the meeting after it had taken place.
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