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Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement 7. The next day, thousands of non-violent protesters gathered in the streets. Police responded with tear gas, pepper spray, and batons. Activists dubbed the movement Occupy Central because it began at the...

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement 6. Long-simmering anger erupted late Friday, as hundreds of pro-democracy activists stormed the government headquarters and student activists called for a week-long sit-in to demand greater democracy.

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement 5. Then, on Aug. 31, Beijing decided that all candidates for chief executive would have to be approved by a pro-China committee — basically undoing its 2007 pledge to elect the position via universal suffrage...

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement 4. But the Chinese government, based in Beijing, gets to approve what Hong Kong voters decide. In 2007, Beijing promised that upcoming elections in 2017 for Hong Kong’s top position, the chief executive...

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement 3. Hong Kong doesn’t have a constitution, but it does have Basic Law and a semi-autonomous government. Technically, people have freedoms of press, speech, assembly, and religion denied on the mainland. China...

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement 2. Hong Kong, population 7.9 million, is a semi-autonomous region of China. The city returned to Chinese control in 1997 after more than 150 years as a British colony. It is now one of Asia’s main financial hubs.

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement A 15-Step Guide To Understanding Why Hong Kong Has Erupted In Protest Students and pro-democracy activists have taken to the streets to denounce Chinese interference and demand democratic elections. posted on...

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement Carlos Barria / Reuters One Occupy Central leader, Chan Kin-man, said this afternoon: “Hong Kongers are fearless towards tear gas and think it is manageable. So I would not suggest protesters retreat at this...

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement Amazingly, one Chinese TV station claimed that the thousands of people gathered in Hong Kong were there to celebrate National Day. Twitter: @MissXQ / Via Twitter This was Shanghai Dragon Television’s China...

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement Here are some messages that were censored, recorded by Weibo monitoring site freeweibo.com . FreeWeibo / Via freeweibo.com This user wrote: “HK is the pilot field of ‘one country, two systems’, and the...

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement Many Hong Kong protesters switched from internet-based messaging services to FireChat, which doesn’t require an internet connection, in anticipation of a shutdown. The app was downloaded around 100,000 times...

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement Weibo, China’s version of Twitter, which is constantly monitored by the government, has seen an unprecedented number of posts deleted.

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement You Can’t Say “Hong Kong Police” Or “Umbrella” In China Today Instagram has been blocked on the mainland, meaning that images such as these can’t be seen there.

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement The ability for Hong Kong’s people to eventually choose their own leader through “universal suffrage” was also promised. The protesters accuse Beijing of failing to keep that promise.

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement China took control of the former British colony in 1997. It operated a policy of “one country, two systems,” allowing Hong Kong a higher degree of autonomy and greater liberties than anything seen on the...

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement Many have been camping near government headquarters as riot police stand guard.

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement A number of protesters are camping out at night, with some sleeping on the ground and others on improvised barricades.

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement

Re: What is Occupy Central? 10 key facts about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement He added that 41 people, including police officers, were injured during the previous three days.