Follow the latest developments from the Occupy Central movement in Hong Kong. See prior events here.
Results of the Student-Government Dialogue
Beginning at 6:00 p.m. local time, the talks were held in the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine.
The students’ side has brought out a highly detailed legal analysis to support their basic moral argument about the simple legitimacy of a system that is not representative.
“Is this system democratic? Is it free? Is it fair? Is this what we should head towards, with an unfair nominating committee? Is it going to be leading us to a fair society, or an unfair society?” said Alex Chow, secretary of the Hong Kong Federation of Students, which is leading the talks.
“Our demands are very simple,” Alex Chow said. “We want civil nominations. We don’t want appointments.”
Chief Secretary Carrie Lam, who headed the government side of the debate, reaffirmed the government’s position. “The Basic Law has clear provisions on the nomination of the chief executive by the nominating committee. This is not something new,” she said.
The government side said that as a part of the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong would have to follow the decisions of the Communist Party.
During two hours of discussion, they appeared to wring one concession from the gathered officials: that they would submit to an arm of the central authorities a report that discussed the concerns. This “sentiment report,” as it was quickly termed in Chinese, appeared to be the only concrete outcome of the talk.
Read the full Epoch Times report here.
23:07 HKT [11:07 EDT] Crowds give the student leaders a lengthy cheer.
11pm in Hong Kong. Thousands still cheering protest leaders at the main camp in Admiralty #OccupyHK pic.twitter.com/vNFGeUohGb
— Katy Lee 李玥缇 (@kjalee) October 21, 2014
23:01 HKT [11:01 EDT] Student leaders address the crowds.
Pro-democracy legislators speaking. Alan Leong asks crowd if they’re ready to stay put. Crowd says ‘yes’. #OccupyHK pic.twitter.com/sWuuAIILUw
— Tom Grundy (@tomgrundy) October 21, 2014
22:58 HKT [10:58 EDT] Leung Chun-ying has backtracked on his statements regarding the poor and said that his government is “populist.”
In defense of his “$1,800” remarks, C.Y. Leung said his government’s been “described as a populist government.” @AFP http://t.co/2DtBpeh5X6
— Alan Wong (@byAlanWong) October 21, 2014
22:49 HKT [10:49 EDT]
The Fab Five return to the streets. #umhk What kind of reception will they get? Returning heroes or…? pic.twitter.com/2yKf9Vz9e6
— Harbour Times (@harbourtimes) October 21, 2014
20:15 HKT [8:15] EDT Student-government dialogue has been held successfully .
Carrie Lam says the students were very “peaceful” and “reasonable” during the dialogue. wasn’t so bad, was it? #occupycentral
— matthew robertson (@mprobertson) October 21, 2014
Carrie Lam: situation in Mong Kok “bordering on a riot.” #occupycentral Seems want @HKFS1958 ask them step down. not that they’d listen.
— matthew robertson (@mprobertson) October 21, 2014
18:00 HKT [6:00 EDT] The dialogue between the Hong Kong government and representatives from the pro-democracy movement has commenced and will last two hours. Crowds watch the debates live.
Alex Chow: No concrete proposals from gov, don’t know details of how platform formed, how report written. All vague. pic.twitter.com/JD0jT7CM6k
— Occupy Central 和平佔中 (@OCLPHK) October 21, 2014
07:24 HKT [19:24 EDT] According to the South China Morning Post, 2000 police are to guard strategic points in the city while talks are held between student leaders and the government.
03:00 HKT [15:00 EDT] Video showing police violence in Mong Kok the previous day.
http://t.co/cto7Kzq5Uh MUST-watch for those who thinks citizens initiate violence, or trying to justify police brutality #UmbrellaRevolution
— lazyvoice (@lazyvoiced) October 20, 2014
2:32 HKT [14:32 EDT] Apple Daily has reported that the alleged minutes of an English-language Civic Party meeting, which called for violence to fight for democracy and were subsequently used to tarnish the image of the peaceful protest movement, have been shown to be a fabrication. The fake minutes was the work of Simon Ng, who opposes Occupy Central. He attended the Civic Party meeting uninvited, using the information gathered there to compose his lies.
02:28 HKT [14:28 EDT] Hong Kong’s High Court has banned the protest movement; police warn of “riot.”
01:50 HKT [13:50 EDT] Legislators are with the protesters in Mong Kok.
Legislators Gary Fan and Claudia Mo #OccupyHK pic.twitter.com/Y3S3YWffBC
— Kris Cheng (@krislc) October 20, 2014
Also here in Mong Kok are legislators Wu Chi-wai and Yip Kin-yuen #OccupyHK
— Kris Cheng (@krislc) October 20, 2014
saw Fernando Cheung as well. #OccupyHK
— Kris Cheng (@krislc) October 20, 2014
01:13 HKT [13:13 EDT] Mong Kok at night.
Classic mong kok midnight scene. You’d hardly know a political struggle for the future of the free world was afoot. pic.twitter.com/h7iFnS4wL9
— matthew robertson (@mprobertson) October 20, 2014
