Paul Wang

There is pressure to forget the past and the struggle for democracy. Ahead of the Victoria Park vigil, Msgr. Joseph He will lead a time of prayer together with Protestant Christians. The Student Federation will not officially participate in the vigil. Mounting "localism": focus on problems of Hong Kong without worrying about China.

Large contracts in Nigeria and Zimbabwe. In 2014, the orders of the Chinese railways have increased by nearly 60%, Sponsored by Premier Li Keqiang. Beijing accused of "new colonialism".

Three senior officers talk about bribes running in the tens of millions of yuan to buy promotions, favouritism, nepotism and silence. This is a sign that a struggle is underway between Jiang Zemin's cronies and Xi Jinping's people.

The former deputy director of the State Council's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office wants a law that curbs free speech to block further protests and a possible repeat of the Occupy Central movement. In 2003, the Hong Kong government drafted security legislation that met with strong popular opposition.

Hong Kong activists were expelled from the former Portuguese colony. At the Macau Ferry Pier, people opened their umbrellas to demand freedom for all Chinese political prisoners. Opponents to Occupy are up (plus 9 per cent, to 38). Some 43.1 per cent are opposed to China's electoral reform. At least 1.2 million people took part in the Occupy protest.

After signing a form, protest leaders were not detained by police. The three leaders and the cardinal said that protest action was over and called on the remaining protesters to leave. Pro-Beijing groups accuse the movement of undermining Hong Kong's economic well-being. Occupy Central has raised awareness among young people about the need for democracy.

It is unclear whether police will take them into custody or let them go. Occupy leaders call on students to stop their sit-ins and, to pre-empt frustrations and violent, urge them to develop alternative ways to continue the struggle. As the University Student Federation pledges to escalate protests, Scholarism's young leader Joshua Wong goes on a hunger strike.

The police attack with water cannons, pepper spray, batons; students hurl bricks and bottles. At least 40 arrests. According to members of the government, the occupations are the cause of the fall of the stock market and the economic slowdown. Visas refused to British parliamentarians, interested in checking the Joint Declaration.

Two student leaders arrested: Joshua Wong, of Scholarism (high school); and Lester Shum, of the Federation of University Students. At least 7 thousand policemen razed and cleaned up the site where the sit-in lasted 60 days. Police accused of manipulating the law and the court order.

Bailiffs, workers in white gloves and 3 thousand policemen cleared the sit-in blocking Nathan Road and Argyle Street. A bus company got a court order to clear the intersection. The young people kept calm, fearing arrest. The leaders of Occupy Central and Card. Zen ready to surrender to authorities.

Four of the protesters, some of whom used metal barriers and bricks to break LegCo windows, have been arrested. This is the first violent incident in almost 50 days of peaceful and calm protest. The action was apparently prompted by rumours concerning a new law cracking down on the Internet. Occupy Central reiterates the non-violent nature of the pro-democracy movement.

Students want to meet with Premier Li Keqiang and members of the National People's Congress, which curbed Hong Kong's freedom. Protesters are concerned that police might move in to clear protest sites and end sit-ins. About 31 people arrested in October are released.