2015年2月22日 星期日

POST OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY 68 (21-02-2015)






Occupy Central


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), 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.


Occupy Central site in Causeway Bay was cleared as police moved in  ...

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Here are the REAL reasons behind Occupy, says group




A group says it has come up with a report on the Occupy Central movement that reflects more accurately public sentiment than a much-criticized government version in January.

Civil Society Joint Action member and University of Hong Kong pollster Robert Chung Ting-yiu said the 341-page report is divided into eight chapters, three of which form the background, timeline and conclusion. The rest deals with public polls, rallies, signature campaigns, the civil referendum and court cases.

The group analyzes just why the civil disobedience occurred and cites a possible solution to the current political impasse.

It differs from the official report that merely spells out what happened during the five-month Occupy phenomenon.

Chung said the latest report reflects the deep conflict between Hong Kong citizens and Beijing and the different understanding by both parties of the "one country, two systems" principle.

"Hongkongers expected that, under one country, two systems, they would keep their way of life and that core values would remain unchanged," he said.

"So they wanted a more democratic Hong Kong. Many, especially the young people, have a long-term dissatisfaction with local governance, and this was raised by the Occupy Central movement, especially when tear gas was used."

Chung criticized the government for trying to pass off the movement as "manipulation by a foreign force" without listening to the demands of the people and their calls for impartiality and universal values.











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