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Hong Kong protests: cruising for a Tiananmen? : Comments

By Peter Coates, published 1/10/2014

Direct defiance of Beijing could be fatal for protesters - but they are hoping and expecting that the international media and Hong Kong's special economic status will dissuade the authorities from cracking down too hard.

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As expected quite violent counter-demonstrators (probably organised by the Party and those with actual economic concerns) are having scuffles with the protestors.

HK Police are trying to separate the two groups.

The protesters are intentionally hurting the local economy (through road closures) and disrupting government services (proximity to government offices). Keeps international press coverage interesting.

No end in sight. The weekend means 2 more sure protest days at least. On Monday who knows. HK time is the same as Perth time.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/hong-kong-students-clash-with-beijing-fans-as-talks-fails/story-e6frg6so-122707943902
Posted by plantagenet, Saturday, 4 October 2014 11:22:57 AM
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50% chance that Hong Kong authorities will clear the protesters late tonight - Monday morning. The author theorised 3am would be a clearance time. Adding an hour for reporters to get their act together and time difference of 3 hours with daylight saving Eastern Australian time - that would be 8am our time. Outside time 4pm Monday our time.

"Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong must be cleared by Monday morning, its chief executive has announced. Hours after he spoke, however, tens of thousands of people flooded into the Admiralty area of the city centre in the biggest gathering for days." http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/04/hong-kong-protesters-cleared-monday-chief-executive
Posted by plantagenet, Sunday, 5 October 2014 2:14:01 PM
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