How to tell a Hong Kong Occupy protest from a US Occupy protest

Violence and threats as Hong Kong protests turn ugly
PUBLISHED: 29 Sep 2014 05:59:53 | UPDATED: 29 Sep 2014 10:43:34

"Thousands of protesters remain on the streets of Hong Kong after pro-democracy demonstrations on Sunday night turned violent, in the biggest challenge to Chinese rule since the former British colony was handed back to Beijing in 1997.

"A major confrontation now looms with police in the coming days as the demonstrators have barricaded subway stations and continue to block major roads into the city centre on Monday morning.

"The specter of Asia’s financial capital being shut down by protesters is likely to harden the resolve of authorities, who have repeatedly said they will not tolerate any disruption to business.

"The protests are also being seen as major test of the leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping, who will be under pressure from hardliners in the Communist Party not to allow the demonstrations to continue any longer.

"The communist Party leadership, which has largely blocked news of the protests on the mainland, will be worried about the precedent the demonstrations set for other restive regions of China, including Tibet and Xinjiang.

"As many as 30,000 protesters waged a series of pitched battles with police on Sunday night who fired tear gas and used capsicum spray in an attempt to disperse demonstrators who blocked roads in the central business district.

"Authorities, who have deemed the protest “illegal”, appeared intent on clearing the streets prior the resumption of the working week on Monday.

"But even as riot squads rolled into the city the protest numbers swelled. At points on Sunday night the protesters had managed to block six streets in the CBD,

"In response authorities jammed mobile phone connections and the internet signal.

"In an ominous warning police also held up large orange banners saying “Disperse or we will fire”.

"The size and spontaneity of the protests clearly took authorities by surprise, as even organisers thought that no more than a few hundred demonstrators would turn out to shut down the city centre.

"At 10:30 pm on Sunday the Hong Kong Federation of Students urged protesters to retreat as police armed with rubber bullets rolled on to the streets.

“We are not giving in to this ruthless government. We need you in our next battle,” the HKFS said via its official Twitter account.

"Despite this some protesters appeared to be bunking down in an effort to hold their positions overnight.

"Occupy Central, the other main protest organiser, said the Hong Kong government with the backing of China’s central government had ordered that the protest “must end at all costs”.

"In a statement the Hong Kong government said it was “resolute” in opposing what it described as an “unlawful occupation”.

“The Police are determined to handle the situation appropriately in accordance with the law,” the statement said.

"China’s state media also condemned the protests, but said it had confidence the Hong Kong Police could handle the situation.

"On Twitter the protests were dubbed “Hong Kong’s umbrella revolution”, as many demonstrators carried umbrellas to protect against capsicum spray.

"Many also wore goggles, face masks and rain coats.

"The move to shut down Hong Kong’s central business district begun early on Sunday morning and marks the official start of a civil disobedience campaign that protesters hope will pressure Beijing into granting them greater democracy.

"The campaign was scheduled to begin on October 1, China’s national day, but started early after students clashed violently with police on Friday night, as they attempted to gain access the to the government headquarters.

“I’ve got a long awaited message. Occupy Central starts now,” said protest leader, Benny Tai on Sunday.

“Students and people who support democracy have begun a new era of civil disobedience.”

"The bid to shut down central Hong Kong has led to parallels being drawn with the pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989.

"These were violently suppressed by the People’s Liberation Army and ultimately saw hundreds of protesters shot, killed and imprisoned.

"At this stage the Hong Kong police have been charged with managing the protests, but there have been hints that Beijing will not tolerate sustained efforts to disrupt the city.

"The former director of China’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, Chen Zuoer, warned earlier this month there would be “bloodshed” if the protesters refused to back down.

"Hong Kong has seen a series of smaller protests since September 13 when Beijing outlined its model for the 2017 elections in the Special Administrative Region of China.

"Under the One Country Two System model put in place in 1997 when Britain handed back Hong Kong to China, Beijing agreed to implement a form of universal suffrage by 2017.

"It claims to have honoured this agreement by allowing all Hong Kong residents to vote for their chief executive in 2017, but Beijing has insisted it must approve the two or three candidates who will contest the election.

"A series of rallies were held in the days after this decision was handed down and protest leaders vowed they would shortly move to a full scale campaign of civil disobedience.

"Sunday marked the formal beginning on this action, which came after students began a week long boycott of classes on September 22.

"Organisers said as many as 80,000 people took part in protests in the city centre last week. The demonstration turned violent when a group of students broke through a police barricade late on Friday night and attempted to scale a fence around the government office block.

"Police used pepper spray to disperse the crowd and made 60 arrests. The strong turn out from the students prompted the organiser of the Occupy Central movement to kick of their civil disobedience campaign."
 
Violence Erupts Among Hong Kong Protests
Posted: 10/03/2014 9:43 am EDT Updated: 50 minutes ago

"HONG KONG -- Tensions in Hong Kong erupted into violent conflict on Friday as residents attempted to forcibly dislodge pro-democracy demonstrators from the streets that they have held all week. On Friday evening, the Hong Kong Federation of Students, one of the main organizers of the protests, postponed a planned dialogue with city officials, arguing that police had failed to protect students from violence. "

"Marvest Chan, 24, was among the students sent running from streets he had occupied in the Mong Kok neighborhood. Demonstrators report that around 2 p.m. several hundred people opposed to the pro-democracy group descended on their encampment, destroying tents, pelting them with full water bottles and threatening the students.

"When I was hit by the bottle, the police didn’t stop them or even give them a warning,” Chan said. The men opposing the demonstrations "were telling the girls that if they stay here they should be prepared to be sexually harassed,” he said."

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Here's an occupy wall streeter taking a dump on a cop car.

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Ricter said:
Violence Erupts Among Hong Kong Protests
Posted: 10/03/2014 9:43 am EDT Updated: 50 minutes ago

"HONG KONG -- Tensions in Hong Kong erupted into violent conflict on Friday as residents attempted to forcibly dislodge pro-democracy demonstrators from the streets that they have held all week. On Friday evening, the Hong Kong Federation of Students, one of the main organizers of the protests, postponed a planned dialogue with city officials, arguing that police had failed to protect students from violence. "

"Marvest Chan, 24, was among the students sent running from streets he had occupied in the Mong Kok neighborhood. Demonstrators report that around 2 p.m. several hundred people opposed to the pro-democracy group descended on their encampment, destroying tents, pelting them with full water bottles and threatening the students.

"When I was hit by the bottle, the police didn’t stop them or even give them a warning,” Chan said. The men opposing the demonstrations "were telling the girls that if they stay here they should be prepared to be sexually harassed,” he said."

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It now has become very clear that the government has paid the Triads (gangsters) to violently assault the protestors - similar to how Iran treated democratic protestors.
 
Occupy Wall St was a good thing, so of course the ignorant deluded righties didn't like it.



The main issues raised by Occupy Wall Street were social and economic inequality, greed, corruption and the perceived undue influence of corporations on government—particularly from the financial services sector. The OWS slogan, "We are the 99%", refers to income inequality and wealth distribution in the U.S. between the wealthiest 1% and the rest of the population. To achieve their goals, protesters acted on consensus-based decisions made ingeneral assemblies which emphasized direct action over petitioning authorities for redress.[8][nb 1]
 
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