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 132:
Full coverage of the day’s events on 26-04
CY takes aim at activists as Lam rides into chaos
Activists should "self-reflect" on the purpose of their protest action, which will not help achieve universal suffrage in 2017, the chief executive said.
Leung Chun-ying's comments came a day after an open-top bus parade by Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and other government officials who were seeking to drum up support for the political reform package ended in arrests and chaos.
Protesters from Scholarism and People Power tried to stop the bus and disrupted the campaign, drowning out what Lam was saying.
Within minutes, the bus, with Lam and 29 other top officials on board, sped off after arriving in Kennedy Town.
They proceeded to Lok Fu and Tai Po in the afternoon.
Leung, who was speaking on the sidelines of the the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Leadership Forum in Kuala Lumpur, said yesterday: "I think that those activists who disrupted [Saturday's campaign] should self- reflect the purpose behind their disruptive acts."
"Such kinds of acts will provide no help to Hong Kong for implementing universal suffrage in 2017 and those acts will only affect the daily livelihoods of residents in districts."
Meanwhile, Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung said the government had decided that the officials should not step off the bus during Saturday 's event after the campaign in Mei Foo on Wednesday descended into chaos.
"We don't want to see any unpleasant matters arising during the promotion campaign or anyone being injured. I believe that nobody wants to see that," Yuen said. Because of this, "we decided not to get off the bus."
Still, Yuen claimed that "we still achieved the purpose of arousing citizens' attention" on reform.
He said the government will assess the experience from Wednesday's and Saturday's events and seek ways to directly approach and communicate with residents.
Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah wrote in his blog that supporters and opponents of political reform showed up at the same events, competing with each other.
They were shouting at each other and drowning out the other side.
Tsang said all Hong Kong people need to make an important choice on political reform.
"As such, all people are on the same team and they are teammates, not rivals."
He said it is not appropriate for either side to compete on how many people attend rallies and who shouts the loudest.
Pan-dems kick off campaign against reform
Pan-democratic lawmakers kicked off their publicity against the government's political reform package in Wan Chai, vowing to talk to residents up close.
The launch of the two-month "anti- pocketing" campaign comprising various activities such as seminars or bicycle parades, and distributing leaflets and postcards, was attended by 17 out of 23 pan-democratic lawmakers.
Not seen were Civic Party lawmakers Ronny Tong Ka-wah and Dennis Kwok Wing-hang, Gary Fan Kwok-wai of the Neo Democrats, the Democratic Party's James To Kun-sun, Labour Party social- welfare sector legislator Peter Cheung Kwok-che and education-sector legislator Ip Kin-yuen.
Civic Party leader Alan Leong Kah- kit said the pan-democrats will hold a series of events in the coming six to eight weeks to explain why the government proposal cannot be "pocketed first."
Instead of the government's open-top bus parade, the pan-dems will use cars in a parade next week.
"Each pan-democratic party will provide several cars," Leong said. But details such as exact dates and routes are yet to be confirmed.
Leong reiterated that the government proposal is like a debtor returning a fake HK$100 note to the borrower. Once the fake note is accepted, it will be hard to chase him and ask for a genuine one.
The group also launched a postcard campaign.
Leong called on the public to take some postcards, on which are written the reasons why pocketing a fake universal suffrage proposal is harmful.
He asked people to spread the message by sending out these postcards to their friends, neighbors and relatives.
Leong also criticized officials for staying on their open-top bus on Saturday instead of communicating face-to- face with residents.
"Why don't they use helicopters ... we are on the ground to have close contact to explain why we should not pocket it first," he said.
Meanwhile, independent lawmaker "Mad Dog" Raymond Wong Yuk-man said he intends to veto the government's political reform even if public opinion polls show that two-thirds of interviewees support the proposal.
If a referendum is held in which the majority of voters support the reform, Wong will insist on vetoing the government proposal, and then he will resign.
Coconuts
8 arrested as Hong Kong police pepper spray protesters attempting to occupy Mong Kok road
Eight people were arrested in Hong Kong yesterday after scuffles broke out between police and demonstrators during a pro-democracy protest, as tensions rise following the launch of a controversial election roadmap.
Television footage showed clashes in the shopping district of Mong Kok as police officers wielded batons and used pepper spray to disperse dozens of protesters who were trying to block traffic on a major road.
Five of those arrested were accused of assaulting officers, a spokesman said.
The government's contentious leadership election roadmap, which was released on Wednesday, has prompted several protests.
The plan conforms to a ruling from Beijing in August that all candidates should be vetted before a public vote in 2017, which sparked mass protests towards the end of last year.
Police said that the most recent scuffles broke out late on Sunday at around midnight, and confirmed pepper spray was used.
"One tried to snatch away an officer's baton, and used his leg to attack the officer," the spokesman said. "Another refused to go back to the pedestrian walkway from the road and stopped police from making arrests."
Protesters were angry with officers after they took away two demonstrators who had been arguing with a government supporter, according to local media.
Dozens of protesters then briefly blocked a road and stood in front of a police van.
Student leaders have warned of increased civil disobedience following the announcement of the government's election plan, and have mooted the idea of occupying the Legislative Council when the electoral reform bill is debated later this year.
On Saturday, scuffles broke out in residential Kennedy Town when protesters heckled senior officials on a "bus parade" to promote the government plan.
Police said a total of 11 protesters were arrested over the weekend.
Television footage showed clashes in the shopping district of Mong Kok as police officers wielded batons and used pepper spray to disperse dozens of protesters who were trying to block traffic on a major road.
Five of those arrested were accused of assaulting officers, a spokesman said.
The government's contentious leadership election roadmap, which was released on Wednesday, has prompted several protests.
The plan conforms to a ruling from Beijing in August that all candidates should be vetted before a public vote in 2017, which sparked mass protests towards the end of last year.
Police said that the most recent scuffles broke out late on Sunday at around midnight, and confirmed pepper spray was used.
"One tried to snatch away an officer's baton, and used his leg to attack the officer," the spokesman said. "Another refused to go back to the pedestrian walkway from the road and stopped police from making arrests."
Protesters were angry with officers after they took away two demonstrators who had been arguing with a government supporter, according to local media.
Dozens of protesters then briefly blocked a road and stood in front of a police van.
Student leaders have warned of increased civil disobedience following the announcement of the government's election plan, and have mooted the idea of occupying the Legislative Council when the electoral reform bill is debated later this year.
On Saturday, scuffles broke out in residential Kennedy Town when protesters heckled senior officials on a "bus parade" to promote the government plan.
Police said a total of 11 protesters were arrested over the weekend.
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