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The statement was directed at the "organisers of Occupy Central". [57] In late June 2014, Hong Kong's four biggest accounting firms issued a statement condemning the Occupy Central movement arguing that the blockade could have an "adverse and far-reaching impact" on the local legal system, social order and economic development. Employees of the ...
The law professor rose to prominence in 2014 when he founded Occupy Central movement, which called for free and fair elections in Hong Kong. He was imprisoned in 2019 for his role in the Occupy ...
A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry confirmed on the following day that the Covenant, signed by China in 1998, did apply to Hong Kong, but said that, nonetheless, "The covenant is not a measure for Hong Kong's political reform", and that China's policy on Hong Kong's elections had "unshakable legal status and effect".
Occupy Central is the name given to the protests that paralyzed parts of Hong Kong for 79 days in late 2014. Demonstrators demanding that China's Communist Party leaders allow genuine universal ...
Occupy Central was an occupation protest that took place in Central, Hong Kong from 15 October 2011 to 11 September 2012. The camp was set up at a plaza beneath the HSBC headquarters . On 13 August 2012, the High Court granted an injunction against the continuation of the protest, and ordered the occupants to leave by 9 pm on 27 August.
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, known for his support of the city’s pro-democracy movement and criticism of China’s leaders, turned 76 behind bars in a maximum security prison earlier this ...
The Alliance subsequently changed its Chinese name to 保普選反暴力大聯盟 (literally: "The Protect-Universal Suffrage and Anti-violence Alliance") on 5 May 2015 after the 2014 Hong Kong protests to reflect its change in aim from anti-Occupy Central to anti-Gau wu and anti-Hong Kong independence movement which, according to the Alliance ...
The legislation allows the government's national security agencies to operate in Hong Kong. [618] On 30 June 2020, China implemented "Hong Kong national security law". Its 66 articles target crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces, and includes serious penalties between 10 years of prison to life ...