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.
POST OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY 96:
Full coverage of the day’s events on 21-03
Coconuts
Hong Kong government seeks foreigners to work as undercover agents for HKD140/hour
The Home Affairs Department is apparently seeking foreigners to work as “part-time licensing assistants” for HKD140 per hour.
Facebook user Evelyn Ace Mercedes posted what appears to be a newspaper ad for the job, commenting that the department would be getting “monkeys” at that “peanut price”.
The posting explains that the role would involve “posing as a decoy agent” to assist the government in law enforcement and regulatory work relating to gambling, guesthouses, hotels, clubs, game arcades, and karaoke parlours.
So basically, all the fun places.
Duties include "assisting in preparing court documents for prosecution against illegal establishments" and "attending court hearings to give oral testimonies".
Maybe not so fun.
Candidates must speak a foreign language fluently (e.g. English or Mandarin) and mysteriously, they must also hold a foreign passport (but you have to be a permanent resident).
A quick search also shows that the posting was listed on job search websites like, and .
SCMP columnist Howard Winn on Monday that some lawyers in Hong Kong are expressing “dismay” at the advertisement.
Those in legal professions are apparently wondering why the Home Affairs Department thinks it’s a good idea to use part-time employees to conduct this kind of court preparation and front-line enforcement work.
Winn also suggests that the foreign passport requirement may be because the government is finally going to start cracking down on Airbnb hosts.
Uh oh! You should probably immediately confront the guest in your spare bedroom about whether or not they are a spy.
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