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 136:
Full coverage of the day’s events on 30-04
Beijing denies CE move
Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office director Wang Guangya said Beijing has no plans to codify in mainland laws the appointment procedures for the SAR chief executive.
Wang also said Hong Kong will decide when to enact Article 23 legislation, according to Hong Kong Bar Association chairwoman Winnie Tam Wan-chi.
Tam said Wang made the comments during a meeting with a visiting delegation from the association in Beijing yesterday.
Wang said Beijing has no plans to study the matter or to enact laws to regulate the appointment procedures for the chief executive.
Tam also said some delegates had asked Wang about the Article 23 legislation, which has been stalled for more than 10 years. "Wang said that it was for Hong Kong to decide when was the right time," she said.
Wang also said that any further amendments to the chief executive election method based on the Basic Law will depend on Hong Kong's actual situation.
Tam quoted Wang as saying the actual situation meant that some factors would have to be considered, including public opinion, whether the system would be favorable to Hong Kong's stability and prosperity, whether it would be for the good for both the SAR and the mainland and in line with national development interests.
Civic Party lawmakers and barristers Ronny Tong Ka-wah and Dennis Kwok Wing-hang were among the delegates.
In Hong Kong, Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Ceajer Chan Ka-keung distributed leaflets in Lai Chi Kok. Lam was later in Lok Fu.
Lam said she has realized that work to achieve universal suffrage in the 2017 chief executive election is difficult. Officials will visit different districts to promote the package.
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