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Chief Executive Petition Tuesday – 4 November, 2014

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Every Tuesday while Legco’s Executive Council is in session anyone can present a petition about anything to the Chief Executive. Turn-up out side his office early enough to be in the 30 or so people admitted and you can have your say.

Whether he listens or just throws them in the first available bin is open to question. Although if you pay him $50million it probably helps – but then you wouldn’t need Petition Tuesday would you!

Today among the four groups of petitioners was Kong Man Chan and his band of blue ribbon confederates with a petition calling for the arrest of the organisers of the street protests signed by 2809 people. When asked, he offered no details as to whether the identities of the signatories had been confirmed. If you want to sign his petition or hear what he has to say you can reach him on [email protected] or here www.facebook.com/kongman.chan.10

Editors Note: bc finds the blue ribbons ‘Support the police’ slogan – which would imply that they respect law and order, at odds with the actions of blue ribbon supporters who assault and instigates violent attacks against people who disagree with their viewpoint.

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Umbrella Movement Images – 3 November, 2014

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Felix’s giant yellow umbrella is taking shape outside Legco, a group of new friends who met at the protest site are creating a massive plastic/paper umbrella installation. The ‘organic’ garden now has an umbrella bed while the egg pyramid and the brick wall – i admit to missing the exact symbolism of.

There’s no need for symbolism under the shadow of Legco though as the recycling projects expand. Simple and strong reminders that we can and should re-use and that the government should increase it’s recycling efforts. While a home-made wind turbine is providing power to study bye.

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Umbrella Movement Images: Mong Kok – 2 November, 2014

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Mongkok is plastered with information and everywhere you look the middle aged are reading, discussing, questioning, asking. The youth understand, their grandparents remember – the question is, can the parents long ambivalent to politics realise that their opinion matters and their voices can and should be heard.

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Umbrella Movement Halloween – 31 October, 2014

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Zombies, ghouls, witches and marathon runners thronged Umbrella Square on All Hallows Eve to celebrate it’s liberation from the devils of greed and self-interest that infest Legco.

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Umbrella Movement Images – 31 October, 2014

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Sleep, study, soup, tank, drawing, creativity, inspiration, obligation

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Halloween @ HK Cafe

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Umbrella Ultra Marathon Images – 29 October, 2014

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To emphasise that the road to universal suffrage is a long one with many challenges, two of HK’s top ultra runners John Ellis and Andrew Dawson and hundred of others joined together to run 110km around Hong Kong. Using GPS technology they mapped out a route to draw an Umbrella across all of HK. No road is too long and no mountain is too high when on the path to human dignity and respect for all citizens.

John Ellis summed up the run this way “So much positive energy all day, and new friends who have offered massive encouragement all day. Thank you Hong Kong – this spontaneous eruption of support for us, but more importantly, for the protestors in Admiralty, MK and CWB, and what they represent, has been truly humbling.”

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Umbrella Movement Images: One Month – 28 October, 2014

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One month after police fired 87 rounds of tear gas at peaceful protestors across Hong Kong, all across the territory Hongkongers, at the exact moment the first round was fired, opened umbrellas for 87 seconds to decry the use of violence by the police.

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