‘Occupy Central’: Student Protest, Hong Kong, 19th-27th October 2014

‘Occupy Central’: Student Protest, Hong Kong, 19th-27th October 2014

On Sunday 19th October 2014, I visited for the first time, the ‘Occupy Central’ site in the WanChai Tamar region. Impressed with the people support, this post together with my quick thumbnail sketches of the happenings is to record the student protest that is consuming the political consciousness of Hong Kong.

‘Occupy Central’ Connaught Road, WanChai.

“High Court Orders Protestors off Roads” South China Morning Post, 21 October 2014.

Tuesday 21st October Leaders from the Federation of Students meet Chief Secretary Carrie Lam and 4 government representatives in a face-to-face televised debate.

Protesters watch the live televised debate in Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay.

South China Morning Post, Wednesday 22nd October 2014: “The government is only telling us to pack up and go home!”, Lester Shum, Federation of Students.

Meanwhile, all is quiet at the “Causeway-Bay-Front” on Sunday the 26th October 2014.

 “Then the Students changed their Strategy at the 11th hour before they initiated their Public Poll…”  South China Morning Post, Monday 27th October 2014.