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.
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The unwelcoming attitude some Hongkongers show toward mainlanders is dampening the enthusiasm of mainland students for further studies in the city. Photo: HKEJ
Mainland students less keen to come to university in HK
Increasing social friction in Hong Kong is dampening the enthusiasm of mainland students for applying to study at universities in the city, the Beijing Youth Daily reported Tuesday.
Isabella Wong, director of the China affairs office at the University of Hong Kong, was quoted as saying that while the number of applicants from the mainland stayed in the 10,000-12,000 range over the past three years, it is expected to continue to fall this year.
The number of applicants for Hong Kong Baptist University is also declining. It dropped to 3,800 last year from 4,800 in 2013 and 5,000 in 2012, the report said.
The language barrier, expensive tuition and worries among the students’ parents about instability in Hong Kong arising from increasing friction between Hongkongers and mainlanders were the reasons behind the falling number of applicants, the newspaper said.
A mother was quoted as saying that Hong Kong had been her top choice for advanced studies for her child in the past.
However, since last year, she has seen some Hongkongers besieging visitors from the mainland because of increasing discontent with cross-border smuggling — not to mention the Occupy Central demonstrations — which could cause instability in Hong Kong and may increase mental pressure on students studying in the city.
Ip Kin-yuen, legislative councilor for the education constituency, said he has not heard about mainland students forgoing the chance to advance their studies in Hong Kong because of Occupy Central.
He said he thinks parents’ concerns mentioned by the newspaper are natural, Apple Daily reported.
Ip said an analysis should be done of whether Hong Kong has lost its attraction for elite students as the number of mainland applicants decreases.
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