Occupy Central, the Hong Kong democracy group pushing for genuine universal suffrage in the Chinese territory, launched its long-planned civil disobedience movement early on Sunday morning.
The group had planned to start its “banquet” – the code name for the protest – on Wednesday. But it brought forward the start after tens of thousands of people gathered outside government headquarters to support pro-democracy student activists involved in a tense two-day stand-off with police.
Benny Tai, a co-founder of Occupy Central, shouted “Cheers” in Chinese to the masses of protesters as he announced the start of the so-called banquet.
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