Scuffles break out between pro-Beijing activists and Occupy Central supporters
- 10 years ago
A ceremony for the Occupy Central movement in Hong Kong.
They sit down to have their heads shaved in what organizers say symbolizes being pushed to the brink by Beijing.
Last month China's parliament said it would tightly control the nomination of candidates for a landmark election in Hong Kong in 2017-- a move that "Occupy Central" activists said would trigger a mass sit-in of the city's Central business district.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) CO-ORGANIZER OF OCCUPY CENTRAL WITH LOVE AND PEACE, BENNY TAI, SAYING:
"So today we will cut our hair in order to indicate our willingness to give up something we consider important in order to get democracy. And we are going to give up more on the day of Occupy Central we are going to give up our freedom in order to fight for the democracy of Hong Kong."
Scuffles break out during the ceremony -- another sign of rising tensions in the financial hub that has been hit by protests and counter-protests in a battle over democra
They sit down to have their heads shaved in what organizers say symbolizes being pushed to the brink by Beijing.
Last month China's parliament said it would tightly control the nomination of candidates for a landmark election in Hong Kong in 2017-- a move that "Occupy Central" activists said would trigger a mass sit-in of the city's Central business district.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) CO-ORGANIZER OF OCCUPY CENTRAL WITH LOVE AND PEACE, BENNY TAI, SAYING:
"So today we will cut our hair in order to indicate our willingness to give up something we consider important in order to get democracy. And we are going to give up more on the day of Occupy Central we are going to give up our freedom in order to fight for the democracy of Hong Kong."
Scuffles break out during the ceremony -- another sign of rising tensions in the financial hub that has been hit by protests and counter-protests in a battle over democra