The strike started by Hong Kong Federation of Students (HKFS)
entered it's fourth day on Sept. 25
and has reached the deadline of HKFS’ request to meet with
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying.
Leung has given a written response refusing to meet.
Dissatisfied at Leung's response,
HKFS has surrounded Government House, Leung's residence.
HKFS representatives asked Chief Executive Leung to meet
face to face with students by 11 a.m. on Sept. 25 to listen
to students’ appeals, including their appeal for the right to
nominate the Chief Executive candidates for the 2017 election,
Legislative Council reform and withdrawal of the resolutions
on political reform by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s
National People’s Congress (NPC); otherwise,
the three-member political reform team should resign.
However, Leung didn't respond to the request for dialogue
until 10:00 a.m. on Sept. 25, one hour before the deadline.
He published a response via the media, saying that
the Chief Executive and the government understand
and respect students' pursuit of democratic ideals.
Sin Chung-kai, Hong Kong Legislative Council member:
"He just listens to orders from the CCP, from Beijing.
We all believe that since he became the Chief Executive,
he tightens the governance of HK step by step and
implements the CCP central government's policies on HK.
There is not even any space for dialogue.
Real dialogue with the students may lead to unhappy results.
So he's not up for it.
I believe the students will gradually escalate their actions."
HKFS criticized Leung refusal to talk to students
as a betrayal of the promise he made during the election year
to have dialogue with the public in person.
The rally left with meeting only an empty chair,
so they surrounded Leung's residence on the night of Sept. 25.
Chen Haohua, City University of Hong Kong alumnus:
"The students set up a folding chair at Tamar Park and
asked him to come out and respond to the students.
After 48 hours, he still hadn't gone there.
He won't allow a true election in Hong Kong.
Even if he did go and respond to the students,
he couldn't really respond about anything,
unless he confronts the CCP and
accepts the proposed from the Hong Kong people."
HKFS secretary general Alex Chow Yong-kang said on
the night of Sept. 24 that they will have a 1,000 person march
to the Leung's home.
Chow also urged the public to rally at Tamar Park,
which is located just outside Leung's residence.
It is understood that on Sept. 24, the HKFS launched
a civil disobedience march in addition to more than
20 speeches at the Tamar park and three nearby sites.
About 700 students and citizens participated.
They took off from Tamar Square, walked around the
Central District and arrived at the Chief Executive's Office.
They tied yellow ribbons on the gates outside and
issued an ultimatum to Leung Chun-ying,
calling on him to have a dialogue with the students.
They would consider escalating the degree of activities
if they don't get response,
including surrounding the government compound,
Leung's home or the Legislative Council and so on.
Radio Free Asia reports that Hong Kong NPC representative
and Executive Council member Fanny Law said in during a
radio program that it's not a good time for Leung to meet
with the students, as people are not calm and
a dialogue will only stimulate emotions.
Chan Ka Wai, head of Hong Kong's China Human Rights
Lawyers Concern Group: “In fact, I don't have any hope in
whether he [Leung] comes out now or not.
Even if he comes out, he would not do much.
What he really should do is to tell the CCP government
Hong Kong people decision on universal election."
Sin Chung-kai: “All activities such as class strike and
the activities at Tamar Park are legal.
The police haven't gotten involved.
But with students escalating their activities,
such as surrounding the office of the Chief Executive,
they might violate the law and the police might get involved.”
Many Hong Kong people have supported the students’ strike.
On the morning of Sept. 24, roughly 180 social workers
together took the day off to support the students
outside the government compound.
Several dozens of members from various women's groups
gave "Love Soup" to encourage students at the rally..
Interview/Zhu Zhishan Edit/ChenJie Post-Production/Chen Jianming
http://www.ntdtv.com/xtr/b5/2014/09/26/a1141310.html
