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 111:
Full coverage of the day’s events on 05-04
DAB member calls for laws to battle `localism'
Recent violent protests over mainland shoppers showed a need for laws against people calling for independence, Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong member and barrister Lawrence Ma Yan-kwok said.
With the security law Article 23 not yet enacted in the SAR, a legal vacuum exists relating to activists promoting independence, he said.
Although the mainland enacted an anti-secession law in 2004, it was aimed at curbing independence moves in Taiwan, he said.
"So far the country's anti-secession law doesn't apply to Hong Kong," Ma said yesterday.
"The situation over calls for Hong Kong's independence has become more serious recently with rising localism."
Ma made the remarks after some radical activists were seen carrying pro-independence flags during recent rallies against mainland tourists and parallel goods traders.
He said it would be "too late" to work on legislation against pro- independence in Hong Kong if it started becoming a trend.
Ma said the time is ripe to discuss Article 23 legislation.
However, pan-democratic lawmaker Leung Yiu-chung said he opposes enactment of laws against pro-independence activists.
"These laws can be abused by the government," he said.
Teaching materials blamed for Basic Law failures
Problematic teaching materials have led to an insufficient knowledge of the Basic Law among the young, a Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference member said.
Tai Hay-lap, who is also a member of the Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee and former secondary school principal, said youngsters do not understand the Basic Law, especially as a "mini constitution."
"In the past, the government focused on telling the public how the Basic Law protects Hongkongers' interests. From a good view, it's talking about protecting Hongkongers' rights, but in more layman's terms, it's talking about benefits," Tai said.
"But when we talk about responsibility, as the students have told me, it is seldom mentioned in the curriculum and teaching materials."
In the future, there should be more talk about the relationship between the "one country" and the "two systems" in the Basic Law, its importance and its protection of Hong Kong's unique status.
Tai also proposed that overseas and mainland university students should be invited to have discussions on the Basic Law with local counterparts, and the government should promote the mini-constitution to foreigners.
Political commentator Ivan Choy Chi- keung said the stepped-up promotion of the Basic Law to local youngsters will not work.
"Hard selling is not the cup of tea for young people ... and Hong Kong has freedom of information," Choy said.
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