Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Snapshots of Umbrella Revolution on 20140930

Hey guys!  If you would like to feel what it's like on a typical day of the Umbrella Revolution, check out this playlist which contains snapshots from major "occupied" sites in Hong Kong!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv88vZcjaJq_iwGNbEoWKLdTQwtjS8kzn

The movement was triggered by Beijing's default on its promise of democracy for Hong Kong, and catalysed by brutal crackdown on peaceful student protestors who were unarmed and at no occasion clashed with the police.  An initial hundred of protestors ballooned into one hundred and sixty thousand citizens right after the crackdown!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Hong_Kong_protests