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it’s known as the umbrella revolution a
stunning display of often peaceful
protests in the face of communism hi
Sophie oh they don’t man are they were
in all my life
welcome to watchmojo.com –nt we’re
counting down ten crucial facts you
should know about the 2014 Hong Kong
protests number 10 what launched it in
1997 Britain gave Hong Kong back to
China in a transfer of sovereignty
colloquially nicknamed the handover
after over 150 years of colonial
governance and good wishes to all the
people of Hong Kong currently China
rules Hong Kong under a one country two
systems’ formula that grants the city a
degree of independence and freedom not
enjoyed by mainland China that said it
was announced that in the 2017 elections
only candidates screened by the Chinese
government would be eligible for
nomination on September 22nd 2014 Hong
Kong student organizations began
protesting outside government
headquarters demanding democracy Beijing
is reneging upon promises made in 1997
and also promises made to Britain that
Hong Kong can retain a high degree of
autonomy number 9 who is involved the
main players involved in these protests
are the student associations young
families and professionals versus the
Chinese and Hong Kong governments triad
gangs and the anti Occupy movement
students and younger citizens feel
little in common with mainland China and
want Hong Kong to become politically
autonomous we won’t go home
we won’t not only me
Plus here meanwhile the opposition
believes in keeping the new ruling of a
Beijing nominated electoral official
number eight what’s the economic impact
the long-term impact on the economy is
unknown as the protests continue to
disrupt important retail and tourism
industries but on October 10th 2014
Goldman Sachs slashed Hong Kong’s
fourth-quarter gross domestic product
growth forecasts to two percent from 2.5
percent due to lower than expected
tourism spending and according to UC
Wing a member of the Legislative Council
who represents the tourism industry
things could get even worse in October
he said that if the protests continue
for another month hotel occupancy rates
could drop to their lowest levels in a
decade at 50 percent number seven what
makes it unique the 2014 Hong Kong
protests are distinctive in their
attention to peaceful assembly
cleanliness and tech-savvy communication
protesters found ingenious ways of
dealing with the potential environmental
ramifications of a protest by organizing
recycling stations and clearing plastic
waste to stay connected protesters used
firechat a cross-platform cellphone app
that allows people to contact each other
without traditional mobile or internet
networks as it transmits from phone to
phone via existing Bluetooth or Wi-Fi
links between them but what gave the
protests the nickname umbrella
revolution was the fact that protesters
began using umbrellas to shield
themselves from pepper spray number 6
who’s threatening the protests as the
protests continued a sharp rise in
violence was seen from police triad
gangs and anti-occupy opposition police
exacerbated the situation by removing
metal barricades set up by protesters
and using pepper spray and batons to
control crowds triad gangs were accused
of attacking protesters while police
stood by providing no assistance the
anti-occupy camp also includes many
older generation Hong Kongers who are
afraid of antagonizing the Chinese
government as they remember the bloody
suppression of the
annemun square uprising in Beijing of
1989 where upwards of 200 people were
killed by the Chinese military number
five why won’t she give Hong Kong full
democracy the Communist Party of China
decided to provide semi-autonomy to Hong
Kong as opposed to the full democracy to
which the region feels it’s entitled the
Chinese government and the Election
Committee want a candidate who is loyal
to Beijing and by filtering the
candidates themselves they are ensuring
that such a nominee finds his way to the
ballot this control is tempered by the
knowledge that Hong Kong holds a special
status having been a British colony for
over 150 years and continuing to enjoy
certain liberties as opposed to mainland
China China cannot allow Hong Kong full
democracy as other territories may
demand the same our greediness gennych
at the right to vote is not a universal
human right so yeah it’s a political
right
c18 who has the right to vote varies
from country to country over number four
notable incidents on October 16 2014 a
violent crackdown on protesters by the
police led to a disturbing show of force
Ken sank in Chiu a pro-democracy
politician and social worker was dragged
away to a dark alley and beaten by what
appears to be several plain clothes Hong
Kong policeman unbeknownst to them a
camera was taping the entire encounter
the policemen were identified and
suspended while the police expressed
concern over the video clip and promised
to immediately investigate number three
what is the global reaction universal
reaction by country leaders has been
Swift and sure with many saying Hong
Kong should have the right to peaceful
assembly free speech and a democratic
voting system due to the strong ties
that Britain had with its previous
colony Prime Minister David Cameron has
been extremely vocal in his concern for
the welfare of the Hong Kong population
when asked about the protests cameron
stressed the importance of genuine
choice in a real democracy
real universal suffrage doesn’t just
mean the act of voting it means a proper
choice number two
who is leading the protests while there
are no official leaders of the protests
there are several active players the
first few are seen as moderate
pro-democracy figures law professor
Benny Tai church minister Qiu Yu Ming
and sociologist changqin man but there
are also leaders like Joshua Wong who
turned 18 years old in the midst of the
protests Wong is a co-leader of
scholarism a student activism group and
has taken part in many protests he’s a
regular target from mainland China’s
state-run media as he has drawn heavy
criticism from Beijing he has stated
that the main value guiding the protests
is non-violence number one what is the
ultimate goal
the current protest centers around two
main demands full democracy in the 2017
election in the form of a civic vote and
the immediate resignation of current
Hong Kong chief executive Leung Zhong
yang if we miss this chance to fight for
ourselves I think come home with no
this five-year Hongkongers are asking
for the right to nominate and directly
elect the leader of the Hong Kong
government the chief executive as they
feel he is prioritizing China’s
interests over Hong Kong’s but Leung has
flatly refused to resign as both sides
stay strong in their opposing visions
the future of Hong Kong’s government
remains uncertain did these facts
surprise you to vote for which new story
is covered next
head over to watchmojo.com / suggests
and be sure to hit that subscribe button
for more newsworthy top 10s every week
[Music]
it’s known as the umbrella revolution a
stunning display of often peaceful
protests in the face of communism hi
Sophie oh they don’t man are they were
in all my life
welcome to watchmojo.com –nt we’re
counting down ten crucial facts you
should know about the 2014 Hong Kong
protests number 10 what launched it in
1997 Britain gave Hong Kong back to
China in a transfer of sovereignty
colloquially nicknamed the handover
after over 150 years of colonial
governance and good wishes to all the
people of Hong Kong currently China
rules Hong Kong under a one country two
systems’ formula that grants the city a
degree of independence and freedom not
enjoyed by mainland China that said it
was announced that in the 2017 elections
only candidates screened by the Chinese
government would be eligible for
nomination on September 22nd 2014 Hong
Kong student organizations began
protesting outside government
headquarters demanding democracy Beijing
is reneging upon promises made in 1997
and also promises made to Britain that
Hong Kong can retain a high degree of
autonomy number 9 who is involved the
main players involved in these protests
are the student associations young
families and professionals versus the
Chinese and Hong Kong governments triad
gangs and the anti Occupy movement
students and younger citizens feel
little in common with mainland China and
want Hong Kong to become politically
autonomous we won’t go home
we won’t not only me
Plus here meanwhile the opposition
believes in keeping the new ruling of a
Beijing nominated electoral official
number eight what’s the economic impact
the long-term impact on the economy is
unknown as the protests continue to
disrupt important retail and tourism
industries but on October 10th 2014
Goldman Sachs slashed Hong Kong’s
fourth-quarter gross domestic product
growth forecasts to two percent from 2.5
percent due to lower than expected
tourism spending and according to UC
Wing a member of the Legislative Council
who represents the tourism industry
things could get even worse in October
he said that if the protests continue
for another month hotel occupancy rates
could drop to their lowest levels in a
decade at 50 percent number seven what
makes it unique the 2014 Hong Kong
protests are distinctive in their
attention to peaceful assembly
cleanliness and tech-savvy communication
protesters found ingenious ways of
dealing with the potential environmental
ramifications of a protest by organizing
recycling stations and clearing plastic
waste to stay connected protesters used
firechat a cross-platform cellphone app
that allows people to contact each other
without traditional mobile or internet
networks as it transmits from phone to
phone via existing Bluetooth or Wi-Fi
links between them but what gave the
protests the nickname umbrella
revolution was the fact that protesters
began using umbrellas to shield
themselves from pepper spray number 6
who’s threatening the protests as the
protests continued a sharp rise in
violence was seen from police triad
gangs and anti-occupy opposition police
exacerbated the situation by removing
metal barricades set up by protesters
and using pepper spray and batons to
control crowds triad gangs were accused
of attacking protesters while police
stood by providing no assistance the
anti-occupy camp also includes many
older generation Hong Kongers who are
afraid of antagonizing the Chinese
government as they remember the bloody
suppression of the
annemun square uprising in Beijing of
1989 where upwards of 200 people were
killed by the Chinese military number
five why won’t she give Hong Kong full
democracy the Communist Party of China
decided to provide semi-autonomy to Hong
Kong as opposed to the full democracy to
which the region feels it’s entitled the
Chinese government and the Election
Committee want a candidate who is loyal
to Beijing and by filtering the
candidates themselves they are ensuring
that such a nominee finds his way to the
ballot this control is tempered by the
knowledge that Hong Kong holds a special
status having been a British colony for
over 150 years and continuing to enjoy
certain liberties as opposed to mainland
China China cannot allow Hong Kong full
democracy as other territories may
demand the same our greediness gennych
at the right to vote is not a universal
human right so yeah it’s a political
right
c18 who has the right to vote varies
from country to country over number four
notable incidents on October 16 2014 a
violent crackdown on protesters by the
police led to a disturbing show of force
Ken sank in Chiu a pro-democracy
politician and social worker was dragged
away to a dark alley and beaten by what
appears to be several plain clothes Hong
Kong policeman unbeknownst to them a
camera was taping the entire encounter
the policemen were identified and
suspended while the police expressed
concern over the video clip and promised
to immediately investigate number three
what is the global reaction universal
reaction by country leaders has been
Swift and sure with many saying Hong
Kong should have the right to peaceful
assembly free speech and a democratic
voting system due to the strong ties
that Britain had with its previous
colony Prime Minister David Cameron has
been extremely vocal in his concern for
the welfare of the Hong Kong population
when asked about the protests cameron
stressed the importance of genuine
choice in a real democracy
real universal suffrage doesn’t just
mean the act of voting it means a proper
choice number two
who is leading the protests while there
are no official leaders of the protests
there are several active players the
first few are seen as moderate
pro-democracy figures law professor
Benny Tai church minister Qiu Yu Ming
and sociologist changqin man but there
are also leaders like Joshua Wong who
turned 18 years old in the midst of the
protests Wong is a co-leader of
scholarism a student activism group and
has taken part in many protests he’s a
regular target from mainland China’s
state-run media as he has drawn heavy
criticism from Beijing he has stated
that the main value guiding the protests
is non-violence number one what is the
ultimate goal
the current protest centers around two
main demands full democracy in the 2017
election in the form of a civic vote and
the immediate resignation of current
Hong Kong chief executive Leung Zhong
yang if we miss this chance to fight for
ourselves I think come home with no
this five-year Hongkongers are asking
for the right to nominate and directly
elect the leader of the Hong Kong
government the chief executive as they
feel he is prioritizing China’s
interests over Hong Kong’s but Leung has
flatly refused to resign as both sides
stay strong in their opposing visions
the future of Hong Kong’s government
remains uncertain did these facts
surprise you to vote for which new story
is covered next
head over to watchmojo.com / suggests
and be sure to hit that subscribe button
for more newsworthy top 10s every week
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