POST OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY 07 (22-12-2014)

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  ...

POST OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY 07: 

Full coverage of the day’s events

Occupy protesters must pick their next battle wisely

Cars now motor over the Admiralty expressway as though nothing has changed. The thousands of Post-it notes which constituted the Lennon Wall have been taken down, to be rebuilt one day in a virtual archive for posterity, to inspire street protesters of the future.

Hong Kong must prosecute only non-political crimes committed during Occupy

I wonder how the relevant authorities in the police force and Department of Justice are going to handle the legal aftermath of the umbrella movement. Start with the scale of the problem: something over 100,000 people took part at one time or another in what was clearly an unauthorised gathering or series of gatherings. Are we going to take them all to court?

Hong Kong's Occupy protests did not end with a loss, says co-founder Benny Tai

The Occupy Central campaign has not backfired despite recent polls showing support for Beijing's reform framework, the movement's co-founder says.

Hong Kong's Occupy Central looked at taking over more sites, said founder Benny Tai

Occupy Central considered taking over Queensway and Causeway Bay in their original plan, although in the end it was the protesters who seized those areas spontaneously - one of them for only a short period of time.

Hong Kong's religious leaders call for reconciliation after political conflicts

The shadow of the Occupy Central protests loomed large as religious leaders in the city called for reconciliation in their traditional Christmas messages.

Causes and consequences of more time and money

Many reports describe the Occupy Movement as a conflict between two generations: an older generation that is more materialistic and willing to compromise and a younger generation that is more idealistic and confrontational.