Umbrella Revolution Day 36
Day 36 from Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution. (2 November 2014)Protesters awake to a calm Sunday morning with little incidents overnight except for the announcement that a student protester has...
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Day 37 of Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution. (3 November 2014)Robert Chow (anti-Occupy camp) has said: "In the past, the worst occupying we have are only 3 years and 8 month. Do we need 3 years and 9...
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Day 38 of Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution.Several banners listing conditions in order for the Occupy protest to withdraw have been reported as unofficial and not reflecting the position of Occupy...
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Day 39 of the Umbrella Revolution in Hong Kong. (5 November 2014)Former British-Hong Kong governor Chris Patten says that the Joint Declaration does not mention how democratic elections are to be run...
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Umbrella Revolution Day 40 (6 November 2014)Before I begin today's recap, I'd like to invite you to read my article "A Guide to the Recent Protests in Hong Kong" with background information, timeline...
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Background:Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region within the People’s Republic of China. The British returned Hong Kong to China in 1997 after over 100 years of colonial rule. Hong Kong is not...
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Day 41 of the Umbrella Revolution in Hong Kong. (7 November 2014)Protesters have continued to hold the occupation zones in Mongkok despite overnight arrests of protesters and accusations of police...
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Day 42 of the Umbrella Revolution in Hong Kong. (8 November 2014)Cantonese pop star Denise Ho Wan-see has given her support behind the pro-democracy movement despite a backlash against celebrities that...
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Day 43 of the Umbrella Revolution in Hong Kong. (9 November 2014)Former HK Chief ExecutiveTung Chee Hwa states that Beijing understands the students but will not change its position therefore talks...
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Day 44 of the Umbrella Revolution in Hong Kong. (10 November 2014).Hong Kong police have said that they will support any High Court decision to enforce injunctions to end the occupation of streets in...
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Day 45 of the Umbrella Revolution/Movement in Hong Kong. (11 November 2014)The Federation of Students has written an open letter to National People's Congress (NPC) deputy Rita Fan requesting her...
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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...
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Day 47 of the Umbrella Revolution/Movement in Hong Kong.The police presence has visibly increased in the past few days with police buses and officers carrying flags and video cameras on the...
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Day 48 of the Umbrella Revolution/Movement in Hong Kong. (14 November 2014)Hong Kong Federation of Students representatives including Alex Chow, Eason Chung and Nathan Law will be going to Beijing on...
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Day 49 of the Umbrella Revolution/Movement in Hong Kong. (Saturday 15 November 2014)The Passion Times website (pro-democractic) has been subjected to a number of cyber attacks resulting in hours of...
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Day 50 of the Umbrella Revolution/Movement in Hong Kong. (Sunday 16 November 2014)The Hong Kong Federation of Students representatives whom were denied entry to China yesterday have spoken at how...
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Day 51 of the Umbrella Revolution/Movement in Hong Kong. (Monday 17 November 2014)Joshua Wong says that despite increasing opposition to the protests, the students will only retreat if a better...
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Day 53 of the Umbrella Revolution/Movement in Hong Kong. (Tuesday 18 November 2014)Protesters in Admiralty have began removing belongings and some barriers before bailiffs moved in to enforce the Citic...
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Day 52 of the Umbrella Revolution/Movement in Hong Kong. (Tuesday 18 November 2014)Protesters in Admiralty have began removing belongings and some barriers before bailiffs moved in to enforce the Citic...
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Day 54 of the Umbrella Revolution/Movement in Hong Kong. (Thursday 20 November 2014)The latest Hong Kong University poll finds that 58% of 18-29 year olds think that the Occupy protests should end....
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