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 148:
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Riot police beef up to tackle reform clashes
Police have ramped up their preparations for a second wave of protests similar to those last year by the Umbrella Movement, practicing anti-riot drills in Fan Ling.
A wide array of police and riot weapons and equipment including helmets, full-length armor shields, batons, pepper spray and rifles were on full display during the drills, codenamed Solar Peak II, at the Police Tactical Unit headquarters.
The drills involved around 500 officers and lasted about seven hours. One team had full-length riot shields that were used in a shell-like formation to prevent injury from protesters hurling objects.
One officer gave instructions on how to use batons to control a crowd. They also focused on how to prevent protesters from occupying main roads.
Officers were seen lining up and practicing how to use pepper spray and water jetpacks that were deployed during protests in Mong Kok last year.
The drill was the first involving five specialist teams divided into districts West Kowloon, East Kowloon, Hong Kong Island, New Territories South and New Territories North.
Each district held its own drill practice before all five joined together.
Each squad comprising riot police and PTU officers was led by a chief superintendent and two senior superintendents.
Scores of officers imitated protesters and were holding yellow umbrellas, with fake tents also set up. Police warned protesters they would be arrested if they did not leave the area.
The timing of the drills is in preparation for the vote on political reform in late June and a perceived threat from the Civil Human Rights Front, who earlier said it would mobilize 100,000 people to surround the Legislative Council to lobby for universal suffrage.
The drills were reminiscent of last year's police exercises in June and August that involved thousands of officers.
Meanwhile, one protester from last year's Umbrella Movement was convicted of behaving in a disorderly manner in a public place yesterday.
Leung Chi-hang was found guilty at Kwun Tong Magistrates' Court by magistrate Anthony Yuen Wai-ming.
During Occupy Central on October 17 at Nathan Road in Mong Kok, Leung shouted and hit police and attempted to throw metal barriers toward two officers.
Yuen said Leung's actions were provocative and it could have become serious if people had copied him. He will be sentenced on June 1.
Leung discounts slip in opinion polls
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying shrugged off opinion polls on the government's political reform proposal, saying that different surveys will have different results.
Leung was speaking ahead of the weekly Executive Council meeting, a day after support for the reform was perceived to be slipping, based on the results of the latest rolling poll conducted by University of Hong Kong, Chinese University and the Polytechnic University.
The rolling poll conducted from May 3-7 showed that only 42.5 percent of nearly 1,160 people support the reform proposal, the lowest level since the surveys were launched late last month.
It also showed 39.5 percent said they are opposed to the reform and 18 percent are undecided. The percentage points between supporters and opponents narrowed to three.
"Different polls have different results as they raised different questions. We will make reference from all of them," Leung said.
Meanwhile, more than 1,000 professionals and academics signed a petition urging the Legislative Council to vote down the reform package.
They accused Beijing of deceiving Hong Kong people by giving the territory "fake" democracy.
That came as constitutional affairs secretary Raymond Tam Chi-yuen told a Legco subcommittee that the government will continue to strive for citizens' support on the reform.
He was asked by Labour Party lawmaker Lee Cheuk-yan whether the government will withdraw the proposal if the public generally opposes it.
Tam said the government has no plan to revise the proposal.
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