Hong Kong's summer of discontent is now longer than 2014's Umbrella Movement ... and isn't over yet | Analysis by jgriffiths
When the final protesters were cleared from Hong Kong's streets after 79 days of pro-democracy protests in 2014 -- many of them forcibly carried off by police -- they promised they'd be back. h1.pg-headline { font-weight: bold; } .zn-body-text h3 { font-weight: bold; clear:left; } For years this seemed like a pipe dream. The Umbrella Movement, so-named in reference to the umbrellas used by protesters in defense of police pepper spray, changed Hong Kong forever.
Hide Caption 7 of 91 Photos: Hong Kong protestsPolice retreat after clashing with protesters on August 24.Hide Caption 8 of 91 Photos: Hong Kong protestsPeople link hands as they gather at the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront on Friday, August 23. Protesters formed a human chain across Hong Kong in a show of solidarity.Hide Caption 9 of 91 Photos: Hong Kong protestsProtesters shine light from their cell phones as they form a human chain on top of the iconic Lion Rock at Wong Tai Sin.
Tensions rise again in Hong Kong protests 02:48Hong Kong's wealth gap is a major cause of protestsWhile the movement did not achieve its main goals, the influence of the protests was massive. Legislative elections in 2016 returned the youngest, most politically radical parliament the city had ever seen -- though several lawmakers were later ejected from office -- and the protests are also widely credited with hastening the end of former Chief Executive CY Leung's career.
Carrie Lam says Hong Kong protesters are hurting economy 00:55Unlike the government, protesters have learned from 2014. Rather than an exhausting, drawn-out occupation requiring people to camp out in the streets for weeks, making them vulnerable to police, counter-protesters and Hong Kong's often miserable weather, they have instead adopted Bruce Lee's slogan"be water.
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