2014 Hong Kong protests facts for kids
The 2014 Hong Kong protests, also known as the Umbrella Revolution, are a series of protests in Hong Kong that started on 27 September 2014. They are protesting against the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress' (NPCSC) decision on the proposed electoral reform for the planned 2017 Hong Kong Chief Executive election. The NPCSC would need a nomination committee to pre-approve up to three electoral candidates before they go on to a vote that involves the general population. After the election, the Chief Executive-elect still has to be formally appointed by the central government before they can officially take their post.
The student groups Hong Kong Federation of Students and Scholarism started protesting outside of the government headquarters on the 22 September, 2014. During the evening of 26 September, there were a group of several hundred demonstrators that broke through a security barrier and had entered the plaza in front of the Central Government Complex. The police then closed off and blockaded it overnight. This caused more protesters to join and surround the police. The standoff between the protesters and police lasted for a day, during which the police started attacking unarmed protesters with shields, batons, and pepper spray. The movement Occupy Central with Love and Peace announced that they would start their civil disobedience campaign with starting immediately.
On 28 September at around noon, the protesters moved onto Harcourt Road and went on to occupy Queensway. After a standoff that lasted for several hours, police started using tear gas and water cannons on the crowds and they also threatened to open fire with rubber bullets if they did not leave.
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Police officers surround the students protesting at Civic Square (27 September)
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10.45 am 28 September 2014 – Yellow ribbons adorn Civic Square fence after protestors ejected by Hong Kong Police
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Mask and ribbon-equipped democracy protester, Civic Party committee member and former legislator Audrey Eu interviewed on Lung Wui Rd near Tim Mei Ave, 10.53 am 28 September 2014
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The "Umbrella Man" photo as police dispersed peaceful demonstrators with tear gas.
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Alex Chow addresses Occupy Central Crowd, 2 October 2014 17:54
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Barricades on Hennessy Road, 13 October 2014
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Police dismantle roadblocks on Queensway
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A yellow vertical protest banner which read "We demand real universal suffrage" was hung on Lion Rock.
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A police cordon during the clearance of Mong Kok site, with yellow towers from which liquified tear gas was sprayed on protesters.
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Protesters and police face off in Mong Kok on 28 November.
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The minibus company cleaning Roadblocks at Connaught Road Central
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Protesters stay in Harcourt Road and not willing to leave
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Traffic being diverted off Connaught Road in Central on 30 September
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Anti-Occupy protesters in Causeway Bay, 12 October
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A double-decker bus in Mong Kok is used as a message board
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CNN news team reporting from Admiralty Occupy site, 1.35 pm 29 September 2014
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See also
In Spanish: Protestas en Hong Kong de 2014 para niños
