What is Umbrella Revolution? Wikipedia says:
The 2014 Hong Kong protests, also known as the Umbrella Movement or Umbrella Revolution, began in September 2014 when activists in Hong Kong protested outside the HKSAR government headquarters and occupied several major city intersections afterChina's Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) announced its decision on proposed electoral reform. In disallowing civil nominations, the NPCSC made it clear that a 1200-member nominating committee, which would remain nominated by the business factions, would elect two to three electoral candidates with more than half of the votes before the general public could vote on them.[8]
The Hong Kong Federation of Students and Scholarism began protesting outside the government headquarters on 22 September 2014 against the NPCSC's decision. On the evening of 26 September, several hundred demonstrators breached a security barrier and entered the forecourt of the Central Government Complex led by Joshua Wong, which was once a public space that has been barred from public entry since July 2014. Officers cordoned off protesters within the courtyard and restricted their movement overnight, eventually removing them by force the next day. Occupy Central announced that they would begin their civil disobedience campaign immediately.
On 28 September, protesters blocked both east–west arterial routes in northern Hong Kong Island near Admiralty. Police tactics (including the use of tear gas) and attacks on protesters by opponents that included triad members, had triggered more citizens to join the protests. The government called for an end to the protests by setting a 'deadline' of 6th October, but this was ignored by protesters, although they allowed government workers to enter offices that had previously been blocked.The state-run Chinese media claimed repeatedly that the West had played an "instigating" role in the protests, and that "more people in Hong Kong are supporting the anti-Occupy Central movement," and warned of "deaths and injuries and other grave consequences." In an opinion poll carried out by Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 59% of 850 people surveyed since 4 October did not support the NPCSC's decision.
*Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Hong_Kong_protests
The Hong Kong Federation of Students and Scholarism began protesting outside the government headquarters on 22 September 2014 against the NPCSC's decision. On the evening of 26 September, several hundred demonstrators breached a security barrier and entered the forecourt of the Central Government Complex led by Joshua Wong, which was once a public space that has been barred from public entry since July 2014. Officers cordoned off protesters within the courtyard and restricted their movement overnight, eventually removing them by force the next day. Occupy Central announced that they would begin their civil disobedience campaign immediately.
On 28 September, protesters blocked both east–west arterial routes in northern Hong Kong Island near Admiralty. Police tactics (including the use of tear gas) and attacks on protesters by opponents that included triad members, had triggered more citizens to join the protests. The government called for an end to the protests by setting a 'deadline' of 6th October, but this was ignored by protesters, although they allowed government workers to enter offices that had previously been blocked.The state-run Chinese media claimed repeatedly that the West had played an "instigating" role in the protests, and that "more people in Hong Kong are supporting the anti-Occupy Central movement," and warned of "deaths and injuries and other grave consequences." In an opinion poll carried out by Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 59% of 850 people surveyed since 4 October did not support the NPCSC's decision.
*Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Hong_Kong_protests
However, there are other aspects of the protests that wikipedia have not been touched on. |