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28.9 – One Year On

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The 28 September 2015 marked the first anniversary of the start of the Umbrella Movement. The earlier student protests bolstered as tens of thousands joined the streets in support of universal suffrage. Those numbers bolstered to over 200,000 after the police fired tear gas and aimed shotguns at peaceful HongKongers.

Hong Kong’s students of all ages put the topic of universal suffrage in Hong Kong front and centre both locally and globally, so there was double sadness yesterday as the stage in front of the Lennon Wall was devoid of students and full of the same old politicians who expel a lot of hot-air but have achieved little; and who last year sat on coat-tails of a social movement for their own benefit.

The last twelve months have exposed China’s desire to destroy Hong Kong, to turn it into just another subjugated Chinese city with laws not worth the paper they’re printed on. Where the wealthy plunder, protected by politicised uniformed thugs masquerading as a police force.

Quite why they want to do this, when Hong Kong has provided such an effective way for rich mainlanders to squirrel their money out of China and stash it safely in countries where contracts and laws have real meaning. Currently Hong Kong is an expendable pawn in the factions battle in the mainland and until that battle is resolved, we’re going to suffer.

Some may say that last year’s street demonstrations achieved nothing – well you weren’t there… To those of us who were, it was a defining moment, a collective realisation that we must not let Hong Kong the place we love and call home slip quietly into the night. That we are HongKongers and proud of it and we will be heard.

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Umbrella Movement First Anniversary Events

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Umbrella Movement First Anniversary Activities

September 26 (Saturday)

HKFS & Scholarism talks
Time: 1 – 9 pm (7 – 9 pm Chan Kin-man and Nathan Law)
Location: Tamar Park & LegCo
More info: https://www.facebook.com/hkfs1958/photos/a.433111302871.207569.269056797871/10153272698257872/?type=3

9WU March & Rally
Time: 6:30 – 10:30 pm
Location: Mong Kok Sai Yeung Choi Street South to Admiralty Civic Square
Contact: Ah Wai 9520 6046

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September 27 (Sunday)

HKFS & Scholarism Talks
Time: 1 – 5:30pm (4-5:30 pm Agnes Chow)
Location: Tamar Park & LegCo
More info: https://www.facebook.com/hkfs1958/photos/a.433111302871.207569.269056797871/10153272698257872/?type=3

Christian Group Camp Out
Time: Evening till September 28 noon
Location: LegCo
More info: https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E4%BD%94%E9%A0%98%E9%81%8B%E5%8B%95%E4%B8%80%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4%E5%B0%87%E8%87%B3-%E5%9C%98%E9%AB%94%E9%80%A3%E6%97%A5%E8%88%89%E8%BE%A6%E7%B4%80%E5%BF%B5%E6%B4%BB%E5%8B%95/

September 28 (Monday)

People Power returns to Admiralty
Time: 12pm
Location: Lennon Wall
More info:
https://www.facebook.com/peoplespower/posts/959745417420946

Civil Human Rights Front Rally
Time: 3 – 8pm (5:58 pm silent stand for tear gas memorial)
Location: Lennon Wall
More info: http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20150923/19305999

Mass by Father Franco Mella
Time: 4 – 5:45pm
Location: Lennon Wall
More info: http://www.police.gov.hk/info/doc/nono/CRN15046509E.pdf

Prayer & Film Screening
Time: 4-8pm
Location: LegCo
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/721477591312188/

Prayer session by Cardinal Zen, Catholic Justice & Peace Commission
Time: 8-10pm
Location: LegCo
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1488805408113134/

Bible Reading at Wanchai Methodist Church for Occupy Anniversary
Time: 10:30am – 12pm
Location: Wanchai Methodist Church
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/428896173983596/

CUHK Student Union Talks
Time: 12-10 pm (12 – 1 pm Chan Kin-man)
Location: CUHK main library
More info: https://www.facebook.com/CUHK.SU/photos/a.416078851787863.103438.416069858455429/987348491327560/?type=3

Blue Ribbon March & Rally (Defend HK Campaign = Fu Chun-chung 保衛香港聯盟=傳振中)
Time: 1:30 – 5:30 pm
Location: Causeway Bay Hang Lung Centre to Wan Chai Canal Road bridge
More info: http://www.police.gov.hk/info/doc/nono/WCHRN15047906E.pdf

Blue Ribbon March & Rally (Occupy Central Not Represent Me, Man Shek 佔中不代表我，忠義民團石房有)
Time: 2-6pm
Location: Chater Garden to Police HQ to Tamar Park
More info: https://www.facebook.com/TANGTAKTAK/posts/1493584797602452:0

September 29 (Tuesday)

CUHK Student Union Talks
Time: 12 pm – 12 am (12 – 2pm Long Hair)
Location: CUHK main library
More info: https://www.facebook.com/CUHK.SU/photos/a.416078851787863.103438.416069858455429/987348491327560/?type=3

September 30 (Wednesday)

CUHK Student Union Talks
Time: 12 – 4pm
Location: CUHK main library
More info: https://www.facebook.com/CUHK.SU/photos/a.416078851787863.103438.416069858455429/987348491327560/?type=3

謝曬皮 Tse Sai Pei The Incapable – The ‘Fakeness’ of the Pan-Dem Camp

謝曬皮 Tse Sai Pei The Incapable political cartoon on the fakeness of the pan-dem camp, stealing the hard effort of the ordinary protesters

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Umbrella Movement: Police Destruction of Education – 11 December, 2014

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The PTU hack down the Umbrella Square study area, a place built with love for the futures of Hong Kong students.
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Umbrella Movement – 9 December, 2014

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After a very blustery night, the wind has eased, the sun is out and it’s a beautiful morning in Umbrella Square.
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Editorial – 3 December, 2014

If this is a ‘proper’ (only water, no food or supplements) hunger strike – and that will take some extreme bravery from those involved – then at some stage CY Leung and the HK Government face a massive problem. Do they arrest and force feed the three involved, or do they let them stave to death live on social media and in-front of the world’s press, creating martyrs across Hong Kong and China.

In failing to negotiate, listen and address the real and underlying causes of the protestors – which have nothing to do with the Basic Law, but centre ultimately around the erosion of hope – the government is failing its citizens. Hence the desire to be able to have a say in who’s in charge. If CY Leung and the rest of the government had been doing a good job in recent years in looking after the needs of all Hongkongers, how they’d been chosen/elected would be irrelevant.

Aspiration, hope and hard work have long been the driving force across all strata of Hong Kong. The knowledge that no matter where you were born, hard work would allow you to improve your lot and the only limit to your aspirations was your own ability and effort. Many people’s hopes are focused on simple things like having their own home (rented or bought), being able to offer their children a good education and life… others want to achieve more.

These hopes, aspirations and sheer hard work are the engine room that drive Hong Kong and make it one of the greatest places in the world to live. Sadly the nepotism, greed and incompetence of those regulating Hong Kong’s engine room – politicians and their tycoon cronies is starving it of air and fuel and hope is slowly dying.

Erecting barriers to stifle hope, helps no one – it just destroys the city. CY Leung’s arrogance, incompetence and stupidity have put himself in a lose lose situation – let’s hope that 689’s own ego won’t allow him to go down in history as the man who destroyed Hong Kong.

Miso Zo – The Spirit of the Gadfly

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Fresh from a series of large scale paintings about the Umbrella Movement, artist Miso Zo’s latest project is a mixed media installation entitled The Spirit of the Gadfly.
Take a walk down to Umbrella Square to have a look.

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Umbrella Movement – Mong Kok Clearance 26 November, 2014

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In a rare display of common sense the bailiffs and the police decided not to allow the plaintiffs hired help to clear Nathan Road. The red hatted, I luv HK wearing shirted ‘helpers’ were dressed to inflame and several people previously seen wearing blue ribbons and assaulting protestors were recognised. A violent confrontation was thus avoided. Not that the police were above shoving journalists and whoever was on Nathan Road as they marched down the street – clearing people first and obstacles second, a reverse of yesterday’s Argyle Street clearance. No bailiffs were in evidence, as the police marched aggressively down the road accompanied by the now familiar yellow towers hosting tear-spray armed police.

At the start of clearance student leaders Joshua Wong and Lester Shum were dragged off and arrested by police, although they appeared to be doing nothing more than standing there waiting for the clearance to commence, as was everyone else. The announcement regarding arrests was only made two-thirds of the way down Nathan Road, so the arrest of the leaders looks like a targeted move.

The red caps didnt like having their photo taken – turning away to hide their faces. It’s rumoured the 200 clearance helpers were paid $1000 each.

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