Friday, October 3, 2014

Annoyed residents attacked the demonstrators. Conversations … – TVN 24

Photo: EPA | Video: Reuters On the streets of Hong Kong ongoing demonstrations

On the streets of Hong Kong’s clashes between pro-democracy demonstrators and local residents zirytowanymi protests. It came to fights and scuffles. The demonstrators contend that disgruntled helps Chinese mafia.

Hundreds of residents and merchants tired of protest on Friday attacked many places that nearly a week occupied by demonstrators, mostly students. Been exchanged insulting words and scuffles.



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As a result, participants in pro-democracy demonstrations postponed talks with the government on reforms to the electoral law. Hong Kong Federation of Students (HKFS) argues that the police had committed the attack Triad (Chinese mafia) on the demonstrators.

– There is no other option but to cancel the call (…) The government and the police did not react when the triad brutally attacked peaceful protesters – explains the Federation.

pro-democracy demonstrations, the most serious since Beijing took control of the former British colony in 1997, started in Hong Kong at the end of September. The protesters are demanding not only the dismissal of the head of the local administration, but also changes in the electoral law.

Hongkońscy democracy advocates warn that Beijing is trying to gradually strengthen political control over the region. One of the manifestations of this is to be – in their opinion – the method of selecting the head of the local administration in 2017. For the first time in the history of the people of Hong Kong will be able to emerge head of administration in general elections. The choice, however, is to be narrowed down to two or three candidates approved in advance by loyal to the authorities in Beijing nomination committee.

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Video: Reuters Fights in the streets of Hong Kong

Author : mk // rzw / Source: PAP

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Annoyed residents attacked the demonstrators. Conversations … – TVN 24

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