The 2014 Umbrella Movement was a 79-day long pro-democracy civil disobedience campaign originally conceived as “Occupy Central.” Thousands occupied roads around the legislature and in two other key districts following a student sit-in. Leading figures of the largely peaceful movement were jailed in the years following the police clearance.
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Foreign forces helped inspire Hong Kong’s mass protests starting 20 years ago, says security chief
In a video uploaded to Facebook on Wednesday, Chris Tang said a 500,000-strong protest against Article 23 in July 2003 was a test run of Hong Kong opposition “cultivated” by foreign forces to endanger national security.
As books disappear from Hong Kong’s public libraries, some ‘rescue’ titles for private, overseas collections
The removal of certain titles from Hong Kong’s public library system has sparked a sense of urgency among those keen to keep track of books before they are purged from public view.
‘Not recommended’ reading: The books Hong Kong is purging from public libraries
From books about democracy and protests, to romantic and travel literature penned by democrats, HKFP gives an overview of the titles deemed “not recommended” by the Hong Kong government following another purge at public libraries.
COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS
Winning hearts and minds: mission impossible for Hong Kong’s new leader and his national security agenda?
No one wants to risk making critical potentially seditious remarks about the new Chief Executive – sedition being a new area of interest for Hong Kong’s national security police, writes Suzanne Pepper.
Beijing, Britain, pan-democrats or localists: Who is to blame for the death of Hong Kong’s democracy movement?
“Considering how the Hong Kong experiment ended, it should come as no surprise if disagreement over causes and consequences continues forever,” writes Suzanne Pepper.
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Hong Kong 25: Gov’t advisor and ‘democrat at heart’ Ronny Tong says political reform still possible
In an interview with HKFP, Ronny Tong said that “a new crop” of opposition leaders who respect and accept Chinese sovereignty of Hong Kong was needed to “take political reform one step further.”
Explainer: Hong Kong’s first small-circle leadership race since Beijing’s ‘patriots-only’ electoral overhaul
On May 8, Election Committee members will cast their votes to decide – from only one contender – who leads the city for the next five years.
Hong Kong independence activist Edward Leung released after serving 4 years in jail
During the anti-extradition bill protests that rocked the city in 2019, the slogan “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times” came to overshadow the man who popularised it years earlier.
