Day 46 of the Umbrella Revolution/Movement in Hong Kong. (12 November 2014)
- Protesters remain defiant as the Hong Kong government strengthens its threat of an imminent police crackdown and clearance of the protest occupation zones.
- Broadcaster RTHK (Radio Television Hong Kong) has been accused by pro-Bejing groups of promoting the Occupy protests and encouraging people to demonstrate on the streets.
- A Chinese University of Hong Kong survey has found that only 8.9% of people in Hong Kong identify as Chinese whilst 42% see themselves as Hong Kongers and Chinese.
- Pro-democracy activists in the Occupy protests have started calling on eligible Hong Kong residents to enroll to vote. Currently only half of the eligible population is registered to vote.
- Police are expected to assist bailiffs in clearing the areas specified by the High Court injunction such as around Admiralty's Citic Tower and Nathan Road before moving onto the wider protest locations.
- Occupy Central organisers Benny Tai, Chan Kin Man and Chu Yiu Ming have have indicated that they turn themselves into police on November 21 as part of the civil disobedience movement.
- Pro-democracy supporter Benny has ended has 40 day hunger strike. He has lost 30lbs.
- US President Obama has met with Chinese President Xi JinPing and said that human rights are universal regardless of locality. Obama also stressed that the US has no involvement in the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
- Speculation is growing that the protest clearance will take place on Friday and may possibly extend into next week.
- The police presence around the fringes has increased over the past few days with also reports of many plain clothed officers infiltrating the protest zones.
- Regina Ip (pro-Beijing lawmaker) has claimed that since the British handover in 1997, the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong have improved and are now even greater than some Western countries.
- Several attacks on protesters have occurred at the protest sites with Jimmy Lai, owner of the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper being hurled animal organs. Police attended the scene and made several arrests.
- Leung Chun-ying when asked by the press on the clearance plan has responded by saying it's too early to disclose details at the moment. He also said that Beijing fully understands the students and protesters demands.
- Joshua Wong says that he will stay in the occupied area and is ready to be arrested when the police clear the protest. Benny Tai has said that the Occupy protests has not undermined the rule of law in Hong Kong.
Leaders of Occupy Central prepare to be voluntarily arrested as police plan to clear the protest. Picture Source: @hkdemonow/Twitter
傘革命/運動在香港的46天。（2014年11月12日）
- 示威者仍然桀驁不馴的香港政府加強了抗議佔領區的一個迫在眉睫的警察鎮壓和清除它的威脅。
- 廣播機構香港電台（香港電台）一直被指責親北京團體推動的佔領抗議活動，並鼓勵人們走上街頭遊行的。
- 香港調查的中國大學發現，只有8.9％的人在香港確定為中國，而42％的人認為自己是香港人和中國人。
- 在佔領抗議民運人士已開始呼籲合資格的香港居民報名參加投票。目前只有一半的符合條件的居民登記投票。
- 警方預計，以協助法警在移動到更廣泛的抗議地點前結算高等法院強制令所指定的區域，如圍繞金鐘的中信大廈和彌敦道。
- 佔領中環主辦方陳木勝泰，陳健民和楚耀銘曾表示，他們將自己變成警察在11月21日的公民不服從運動的一部分。
- 民運支持者尼已經結束已經40天的絕食。他已經失去了30磅。
- 美國總統奧巴馬會見了中國國家主席習近平說，人權是普遍的，無論本地的。奧巴馬還強調，美國在香港的親民主抗議活動沒有參與其中。
- 猜測越來越多的抗議活動間隙將發生在星期五，並有可能延續到下週。
- 四周邊緣的警力已經增加了在過去幾天與許多普通的衣人員滲入示威區也報告。
- 葉劉淑儀（親北京的立法委員）曾宣稱，自1997年英國移交香港的權利和自由有所改善，現在比一些西方國家更大。
- 抗議者幾次攻擊都發生在抗議地點與黎智英，親民主蘋果日報被投擲動物器官的所有者。警方到場，並逮捕了幾個人。
- 梁振英當記者在清拆計劃要求已回應說還為時過早透露，目前細節。他還表示，北京完全理解學生和示威者的要求。
- 黃約書亞說，他將留在被佔領的地區，並準備逮捕時，警方明確表示抗議。 本尼帝說，在佔領抗議活動並沒有破壞法律在香港的法治。