HONG KONG, Oct 28 (agencies): Thousands of people in Hong Kong have turned up for a rally outside the city's government headquarters to mark one month of protests.
Clutching umbrellas, adopted as a protest symbol, they observed 87 seconds of silence - a reference to the 87 times police fired tear gas on protesters. The rally will see key protest leaders address the crowd later.
Activists are calling for full democracy in Hong Kong. Others staged dance performances as part of the rally
On Sunday protest leaders abandoned plans to hold a ballot over whether to accept several government concessions. Protest leaders said they decided to "adjourn" the vote after disagreements over its format and apologised for a "lack of discussion" with protesters. Last week student protest leaders and government officials held talks for the first time, but made little progress towards ending the impasse.
Meanwhile: On Tuesday China winds up a weeklong public holiday to mark National Day, the anniversary of the 1949 Revolution when the Communist Party came to power. Since then, the Party has imposed tight control over the media, and at times of crisis the room for nuanced reporting shrinks to zero.
In the early days of last week, the state propaganda machine met the Hong Kong protests in almost total silence as it awaited instructions from the Communist Party leadership on what to say. Now, despite the distraction of National Day celebrations, the orders have come down, and the machine is working at full throttle.
Thousands mark one month of Hong Kong protests
FE Team | Published: October 29, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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