The story behind the Hong Kong’s

Umbrella Revolution

Awareness Workshop

by Oxfam IVG

Hong Kong : Semi-autonomous, special administrative region (SAR) of China

Population: 7.2 million (UN, 2012)

Area: 1,098 sq km (424 sq miles)

Major languages: Chinese (mainly Cantonese), English (both official)

Major religions: Buddhism, Taoism

Monetary unit: Hong Kong dollar

GNI per capita: $36,010 (World Bank, 2011)

International dialing code: +852

Hong Kong Profile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikYIcq5PhRA

Hong Kong protest 2014- What's going on - Guardian Explainers

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

Why umbrella revolution?

Next election for Chief Executive in 2017

Mainland ChinaHong Kong

Open nomination Only Beijing-vetted candidatesIn the beginning, ’Occupy Central’ was commonly used to describe this

movement.

Hong Kong students have been using umbrellas to protect themselves

from police tear gas. ‘Umbrella revolution’ was first mentioned on Twitter.

(26 Sep)

Hong Kong has its own

money, police force, schools, languages, and local government

When did it start?

26 Sep. - Ongoing

31 Aug.National People’s Congress set limits (NPCSC)

for the 2017 Chief Executive election

22 to 26 Sep Students' strike. (Class boycott)

26 Sep.Police first used Tear Gas to a crowd near Legislative

Council.

Oct.

1,000,000 supporters,

more than 100,000 protesters at the peak on the

streets.

As of 1 Nov. 319 Arrests, 298 Injuries (Hong Kong)

Who are the main protesters?

Main Groups

Initiated by "Occupy Central with Love & Peace”,

led by Hong Kong University law professor Benny Tai

Student group “Scholarism”, led by Joshua Wong

“Hong Kong Federation of Students”, led by Alex Chow

All kinds of social groups and individuals joining.

a self-organizing community that has no

leader

Who are the main protesters?

Time magazine

No single leader or group leads this protest.

Politeness

Tidiness

Nonviolence

A sign said 'Sorry for the inconvenience' by the

protester in Cause Bay MRT

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china

Hong Kong student protesters help recycle garbage

at the protest site on Oct. 1, 2014, in Hong Kong.

Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Students doing their homework in Hong Kong's street

protest

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china

What do they want for?

Open Letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Hong Kong People’s

Well-Being

Full democracy

Open nominations in 2017 chief executive.

Resignation of CY Leung,

current Chief Executive in Hong Kong.

1) The HKSAR government must bear the sole responsibility, be accountable to Hong Kong citizens and rectify herself

2) To establish a democratic system that affirms equal rights

3) To uphold the principle of “One Country, Two Systems”: Hong Kong problems be settled in Hong Kong; Politics to be settled

by Hong Kong Federation of Students. (As by 11 OCT 2014)

Hong Kong

What are the domestic reactions?

Anti-Occupy group ‘Alliance for Peace and Democracy’

collected 1.8million signatures demanding the return of streets

Citizens

“Affecting the daily lives”

Tourists

postponed or even cancelled their plans to visit Hong Kong

Lui Che Woo (2nd richest man in Asia)

opposed ‘any activity that has a negative impact on the Hong Kong

economy’Reuters

the protests had contributed to a 50 billion HKD drop in share

value

Hong Kong

What are the domestic reactions?

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

59% supported, 29% questioned (850 people surveyed.)

Wikipedia 4 Oct

Hong Kong Business Daily (Pro-Beijing media)

57.81% “strongly oppose”, 40.53% “oppose”, 1.6% “neutral”,

of 600 questionnaires distributed to the city’s major business

group.

NanFang(南方) 5 Nov

Chinese Hong Kong University survey

67.4% “the protests should leave the streets”,

43.5% against it , 33.9% supports

Reuters 17 Nov

What are the domestic reactions?

Mainland China

Chinese President Xi

Jinping

“Occupy Central is an

illegal movement in Hong

Kong”

(APEC Summit in Nov)

Pro-Beijing Pro-Democracy

Amnesty International

At least 38 mainland

Chinese have been

detained for supporting.

Chinese Government authorities

All websites must immediately

clear away information about

occupy central.

(on 28 Sep)

Activists

Through out china support

the movement

http://chrdnet.com/2014/10/individuals-detained-in-mainland-china-for-supporting-hong-kong-pro-democracy-protests/

www.baidu.com/

http://chrdnet.com/2014/10/individuals-detained-in-mainland-china-for-supporting-hong-kong-pro-democracy-protests/

Individuals are Supporting Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protests.

What are the international reactions?

Leaders of

countriesU.S. President Obama

“The U.S. had no role in fostering pro-democracy protests that have shut

down parts of Hong Kong. / These are issues ultimately for the people of Hong

Kong and the people of China to decide.”

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron

“Obligation to the former colony. / the best way to guarantee these rights is

through transition to universal suffrage”

Taiwan President Ma

“Urged China to introduce constitutional democracy / Enjoying greater

democracy and rule of law is a desire which is the right of all humankind”

Russia State media

“Protests were another West-sponsored color revolution”

Organizations

What are the international reactions?

The UN Human Rights Committee

“‘Universal Suffrage’ includes the right to stand for office as well as

the right to vote.”

Amnesty International

Called on China to release the supporters of Protest.

Events around the

world

Assemblies in supports of the protest have occurred in

more than 30 cities around the world

Ben’s live talk

1. How long was Hong Kong under British rule?

A: 156 years

B: 200 years

C: 265 years

D: 300 years

Quiz time

(A)From 1841 to 1997 / excluding the Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945

2. Which year was Hong Kong handed over to The

PRC?

A: 1990

B: 1995

C: 1997

D: 2000

Quiz time

(C)

3. Does the border with the mainland continue to be

patrolled as before?

A: YES

B: NO

Quiz time

(A)

4. Who formulated the「One Country, Two Systems」

principle?

A: Deng Xiao Ping

B: Mao Zedong

C: Jiang Zeming

D: Xi Jinping

Quiz time

(A)

5. Is protest and demonstration legal in Mainland

China?

A: YES

B: NO

Quiz time

(A)*According to PRC’s Constitution Article 35, written in 1982. Citizens of the People's Republic of China enjoy freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration.

6. Does Hong Kong have its own economy system?

A: YES

B: NO

Quiz time

(A)*Under the terms of the British handover, Hong Kong maintained its capitalist economy.

7. Does China’s Great Firewall censor internet post in

Hong Kong?

A: YES

B: NO

Quiz time

(B)*Hong Kong has its own Free Press. So Great Firewall does not censor posts in Hong Kong as it does on the mainland.

8. Do citizens of mainland China need a VISA to enter

Hong Kong?

A: YES

B: NO

Quiz time

(A)

*Hong Kong SAR passports have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 156 countries and territories, meanwhile China has 49.

9. Are calls between Hong Kong and Mainland China

requiring international calls?

A: YES

B: NO

Quiz time

(A)

*HK retains a separate international dialling code (+852).

10. Is Mandarin the only official language in Hong

Kong?

A: YES

B: NO

Quiz time

(B)

*According to the Basic Law, Chinese and English are the two official languages in Hong Kong.

1. What will happen if China let Hong Kong have more

freedom?

(5mins)

Discussion

2. What’s your opinion of the Hong Kong’s protest?

(5mins)

Discussion

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-16526765

3. How this movement will likely end?

(5mins)

Discussion

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