CHENG, Edmund 鄭煒 and Samson YUEN 袁瑋

Abstract

Conventionally portrayed by scholars as one of the most politically stable cities in Asia, Hong Kong has in fact witnessed numerous protests, social movements, and even periods of civil unrest over the past one hundred years, with its supposedly politically apathetic citizens taking to the streets to demand rights, freedoms, and better governance from both the colonial and post-colonial governments. The 79-day Occupy Central Movement in 2014, which became popularly known internationally as th...