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 150:
Full coverage of the day’s events on 15-05
Call on govt to delay voting on reform proposals
The former Dean of Law at the University of Hong Kong, Johannes Chan Man-mun, on Friday called on the administration to consider delaying the vote in the Legislative Council on the government's political reform proposals for the 2017 chief executive election.
The proposals are expected to be put to a vote later next month or early July.
Chan said there was little chance a consensus can be reached by then.
He said more time should be allowed for the community to discuss the proposals so that amendments could be made to make them more democratic.
Woo supports universal suffrage
Departing Wharf chairman Peter Woo Kwong-ching said he supported the political reforms that Hong Kong will be able to elect its leader through universal suffrage.
He said Hongkongers are given the rights to elect their leader. Veto to the reform means the power will go back to the 1,200-strong election committee.
Woo, who was one of the candidates of the first chief executive election, said he will not take part in the race.
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