POST OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY 59 (12-02-2015)

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  ...

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Student leader slams political interference


The president of the University of Hong Kong's Student Union has added her voice to the chorus of academics denouncing alleged political interference in academic affairs.

Yvonne Leung Lai-kwok said the length of time it took for her University to appoint Johannes Chan Man-mun -- a former dean of its law faculty -- as a pro-vice-chancellor, while pro-Beijing newspapers attacked his suitability for the job, had added to speculation that the government was trying to influence the process.

Leung said political interference was becoming more widespread.