Six Things Unique "Umbrella Revolution" Hong Kong

Tens of thousands of people continue to pack the center of Hong Kong and blockaded a number of places in the last few days. They demanded that the Chinese government plans to revoke the nomination of candidates for election of a new leader Hong Kong in 2017.

 




In the midst of the mass action, a number of journalists and citizens to collect a number of unique things that are rarely found in other demonstrations in the world. Here are the six aspects of its uniqueness:

doing homework

When the demonstration increasingly intense over the past few days, tensions also arise. Forces had fired tear gas to disperse the demonstrators - mostly consisting of students. However, on the sidelines of the tension, the students had to take the time to do homework aka homework. Richard Frost from Bloomberg photographing the activities of the students.
The protesters, mostly consisting of school and college students, take the time to do homework.

apologizing

The entrance of the Mass Transit Railway station (MTR) in Causeway Bay barricaded and fitted writings calling for democracy. Amid calls, there is a poster made ​​of cardboard. It contained an apology for causing inconvenience to users of the MTR.
Entrance of the Causeway Bay MTR station demonstrators barricaded. Hong Kong residents, Collier Nogues, who photographed barricade at Causeway Bay Station, said the attitude of the demonstrators Hong Kong is very sincere and polite.

Umbrella as a symbol

In a demonstration in Hong Kong, the umbrella has the function of an alternative to withstand the heat and rain. Umbrellas are also used to stem shot tear gas and has a symbol of peaceful protest. "The scenery is so contrasting. On the one hand there is police brutality, while on the other hand there are protesters who use an umbrella. Umbrellas has changed from day-to-day object into a symbol of resistance," said Hong Kong artists, Kacey Wong, told the BBC.
Photograph of a man carrying an umbrella in the rain of tear gas into the conversation in the social media trend. Umbrella became a symbol of the peaceful demonstrations in Hong Kong at the same resistance.

Counteract odor


ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP The pro-democracy protesters using umbrellas to withstand rain as they sit in the center of the system governing Hong Kong criticized the city's election of a new leader is judged to be democratic.
Lembabnya hot weather in Hong Kong and make the demonstrators sweat. Not infrequently their bodies to release bad smell. Countering them, there are a number of volunteers who distribute free deodorant to fellow protesters. Tom Grundy, a journalist based in Hong Kong, to be eyewitnesses. There are volunteers who intentionally distribute free deodorant to fellow demonstrators to counteract the odor.

loving plants

The newspaper South China Morning Post ran a grass field in the center photo of Hong Kong which remain neat though thousands of people demonstrated near the site. "Although there was a crowd of people gathered around the War Memorial field, no one else is standing or sitting on the grass. Prohibition trampled stamped on a piece of cardboard in there," the paper wrote.
War Memorial turf field is kept immaculate, despite thousands of demonstrators gathered around the location.

Care for the environment

BBC journalist in Hong Kong, Saira Asher, reported how demonstrators care about the environment. In fact, there are protesters who coordinates the recycling bin. "In the morning, demonstrators gather the scattered rubbish of the action last night. Several students collect cigarette butts and plastic bottles, others were distributing bread for breakfast. That's why social media protesters as demonstrators tersopan dubbed Hong Kong," said Asher.
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