OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY FIVE: Full coverage of the days.
Tsui Wai-keung, 31, delivery man: ���Sure, Im worried about how the protests will affect the local economy, but if all you do is earn money and dont fight for democracy, then youre basically a robot. Thats not going to help the next.. Notwithstanding President Obamas ���pivot��� to Asia in foreign policy, the massive pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong have drawn a relatively muted reaction from official Washington. On September 29, White House press��.
Bloodier than Occupy, Kiev protests sowed seeds of real change
In many respects, Kiev feels worlds away from Hong Kong, but a little under a year ago, Maidans protesters were facing similar questions to those now confronting the children of the umbrella movement: with the tents and barricades cleared away, how.
Hong Kong protesters will be arrested if they have not left.
A huge banner reads Well be back set up by pro-democracy protesters lies on an overpass at the financial Central district in Hong Kong. Photo: K.Y. Cheng.. They must support the OC to keep the safe votes, but on the whole they know they lose more than they gain and they know very well their seats will be reduced if the next election is next month. They know theyve lost the... As Im Chinese, of course I should be pro China rather than pro England. You seem to��.
Hong Kong police drive out pro-democracy protesters in violent clashes
Hong Kong police reclaimed swaths of an area occupied by pro-democracy protesters on Monday morning after hours of intense clashes which led to scores of injuries and arrests... Many protesters have remained in the district and there were small.
Occupy Hong Kongs End Start of Permanent Political Unrest
The protests also sent a message to Chinas leaders in Beijing that they cant exert total control over Hong Kong, even if the move toward full democracy takes decades. ���Its going to be a different world, a world of permanent political crisis,��� said.
Hong Kong Officials and Protesters Agree to Talk
But the talks will instead be confined to a narrow discussion of the legal and constitutional basis for how elections can be set up under the Basic Law, whose final interpreter is Chinas Communist Party-dominated legislature. Lau Kong-wah, Hong.
Hong Kong braces to re-enter labyrinth of political reform
If the reform package is rejected, the status quo will prevail. Hong Kong will continue to choose its chief executive by a 1,200-strong election committee, as in 2012. That is a scenario all sides may be trying hard to avoid, but is a scenario becoming .
Pro-democracy protesters back in Hong Kong
Thousands of marchers took to the streets of Hong Kong Sunday in the first public protests since last years ���Umbrella��� pro-democracy demonstrations, local media reported. A heavy police. Demonstrators are calling for the chief executive election.
OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY 12 - South China Morning Post
More protesters showed up in Admiralty on Thursday evening after the government suspended talks with the Hong Kong Federation of Students, but the situation remains peaceful. Winsome Ng, a third-year student from Baptist. When the government lost the legitimacy to govern, how can the government accuse us of undermining the basis of dialogue when we are only peacefully appealing for the rights for true democracy? Chow says. He also promises that��.
OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY 10: Full coverage of the days.
We will start a new live blog from 8am tomorrow morning, which.. 9.30pm Admiralty: Protesters at the main protest site jeer an elderly speaker after he took to the stage to tell the audience that full democracy in Hong Kong could not be achieved in one goal. The man criticised. 6.30pm: Kindergartens in Wan Chai and Central and Western districts will not resume classes tomorrow, says Sophia Wong, Principal Assistant Secretary of the Education Bureau. She said��.
Protesters form new blockades in Mong Kok after night of.
Protesters fighting for Hong Kong democracy formed new barricades and set up other obstacles on Saturday as they re-occupied some streets in Mong Kok, where violent clashes overnight between crowds and officers led to the arrests of at.. Bloodshed of others mean nothing to these sell-outs and many are on the comment board to encourage the disorder and riots, hoping China will intervene and then the West can paint a picture of evil China all over the world.
Hong Kong protests: China throws weight behind leader CY Leung
Chinas state media have strongly backed Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung, praising his performance while condemning protests as chaos. The support in Communist Party paper Peoples Daily comes as student activists threaten to occupy .
Thousands of protesters take to streets for second night of pro
. SCMP Pictures. Huge numbers of pro-democracy protesters filled the streets of Hong Kong on Monday night as an Occupy Central organiser praised them for taking over more areas of the city than he ever envisaged.. The shareholders vote for the board one man one vote. The board votes for.. Interesting I am now outside HK and I can log on to any article in the SCMP except one, where I get the subscribe to SCMP form come up (many, many times!) this one:
Pro-Democracy Protests Shake Hong Kong
HONG KONG���Police used pepper spray and tear gas to disperse pro-democracy protesters in the citys most serious confrontation with Beijing in more than a decade. Roads were blocked and some schools and offices were closed Monday morning as .
Hong Kong authorities clear part of Admiralty protest site
Court bailiffs in Hong Kong have cleared part of a pro-democracy protest camp in the Admiralty district. The bailiffs, backed by police, dismantled barricades outside Citic Tower after the buildings owners complained about the disruption and were.
Hong Kong protesters lose support in the name of democracy
BTW - much has been written about the DAB and other pro-BJ parties bussing the granpas and grannies to vote as if that is a despicable , cheating way to tilt the numbers in BJs favor... If this trend continues, then everyone who cares about basic freedoms in Hong Kong will have to decide whether to stay and live with it, or flee to someplace where the people control their own destiny.. Not that many people were affected and it was only for a few short days!
Claims against Occupy Central founders will be complex
The District Court is to hear claims against Occupy Centrals co-founders and fellow protesters from people who say they lost money due to the 79 days of street blockades. Small Claims Tribunal Principal Adjudicator Anthony Chow Siu-wo yesterday agreed.
Occupy Central founders vow to keep fighting for democracy.
In wake of protests, three leaders insist battle for democracy is far from over and say they will urge lawmakers to block 2017 proposals.. There is a huge gap between the pro-democracy parties and the civil society. The parties must work. I had hoped, my child, that when you grow up you would be able to vote freely in a reasonably democratic Hong Kong. But now.. Can the SCMP keep these 3 clowns to the back pages.really not of any value to my subscription.
OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY NINE: Full coverage of the days.
8.15pm A group of more than 50 mainland lawyers, scholars and other citizens have issued a statement in support of Hong Kong peoples pursuit of democracy - while calling for democratic progress on the mainland... 4pm: A shopkeeper at a drug store on Yee Wo Street in Causeway Bay says their business has not been affected by the protest in the busy shopping district so far.. About democracy in Hong Kong - the mainland government I think can soften up.
CY Leung: Democracy would see poorer people dominate.
Demonstrators have paralysed parts of Hong Kong with mass rallies and road blockades for more than three weeks, in one of the biggest challenges to Beijings authority since the Tiananmen pro-democracy protests of 1989.. tends to be ones that seem to easily buy into the theory of foreign intervention, they are underestimating their hk peers ability to think through issues independently -- what if it is US-funded, does it affect my want for MY OWN VOTE / VOICE?
OCCUPY CENTRAL - NIGHT EIGHT - South China Morning.
���The voice of the protesters, heard in Hong Kong and in different parts of the world, has made an impact. I think that if protesters can fight for their demands using language and words, rather than limbs, it will be more effective.���.
Trip Report: Six Key Observations From Hong Kong
Even if that happens, it will be necessary to try work out arrangements for the election of the chief executive in 2017 that both stay within the parameters that the Chinese government laid down on August 31 this year and give the public that opposes.
OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY 18 - South China Morning Post
Chow says the door to dialogue is always open, and would not be affected by the polices alleged assault on protesters in the early hours of the morning... 7.45pm: The Democratic Party also says it will send a delegation to a UN Human Rights Committee meeting in Geneva next Thursday to discuss how Beijings decision on Hong Kong election reform fails to comply with the.. New Hong Kong group targets district elections to keep spirit of umbrella movement.
Hong Kong Dismantles Pro-Democracy Protest Camp
HONG KONG, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Hong Kong workers cleared large parts of the main pro-democracy protest site near the heart of the financial center on Thursday, marking an end to more than two months of street demonstrations that have choked parts of the .
Hong Kong protest leaders among 116 arrested in crackdown
Two leading student activists are among scores of people arrested in Hong Kong in a crackdown on the two-month long pro-democracy street protests. Authorities began. Some activists have said they will regroup elsewhere, vowing to continue their.
Hours to avoid tragedy, protesters told as thousands attend.
A stark warning was issued last night that Hong Kong is on the brink of a tragedy unless mainly student democracy protesters clear the streets and unblock the heart of the citys government. With thousands. New Hong Kong group targets district elections to keep spirit of umbrella movement.. 3:26am. Actually if the pro CHina side was to go there and kill those people, it would without a doubt destroy the entire country as it will be filmed and showed to cameras.
OCCUPY CENTRAL - NIGHT FOUR - South China Morning.
The focus of todays protests will be the chief executives offices in Tamar, as pressure mounts ahead of a deadline for an ultimatum on Thursday evening set by student leaders for the chief executive to resign. Ranny.. 2.45am London: Up to 3,000 protesters are demonstrating outside the Chinese embassy in London to show support for the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement, in potentially one of the largest organised demonstrations outside of Hong Kong to date.
OCCUPY CENTRAL OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY 18: Full coverage of the days.
7.45pm: The Democratic Party also says it will send a delegation to a UN Human Rights Committee meeting in Geneva next Thursday to discuss how Beijings decision on Hong Kong election reform fails to comply with the International Covenant on Civil and.
Stand-off ensues between protesters and police in Mong Kok
Pro-democracy protesters vowed to return to Mong Kok tonight after hundreds of police officers demolished barricades and reopened Nathan Road to traffic following weeks of occupation. The operation to clear the.. Thanks Hong Kong Police !!! We have the clean roads to move on democracy. BTW, SCMP is so dirty, may be the reporters wont treat HK as their home, they just want HK as messy as possible, so they can keep their jobs. 542bf0c0-1fd0-4ad9-8a46-��.
Buckle up for a rollercoaster year: Political predictions for Hong Kong in 2015
The year 2014 may well be remembered as the Year of Occupy, as the 79-day civil disobedience movement made history and attracted global attention. Heightened tensions were also reflected in the Legislative Council, as lawmakers from both the .
Hong Kong: Between Democracy and Autocracy Raluca Batanoiu
Thousands of demonstrators on the streets of Hong Kong at the end of August signalled, in a peaceful manner, their willingness to resist and oppose the government, reacting en masse to coverage in the South China Morning Post about the decision of the.
Defiant Hong Kong demonstrators face threat of police.
Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong must be cleared by Monday morning, its chief executive has announced. Hours after he spoke,. He told the South China Morning Post the government might act ���no later than tomorrow, or even earlier���. The heads of universities. Police confirmed, however, that of 19 men arrested during clashes in Causeway Bay and Mong Kok, two of the citys busiest shopping districts, eight had triad backgrounds. They were detained for��.