During the 2014 Umbrella Movement, five representatives of the Hong Kong Federation of Students met with officials, not including Cheung.

The scene from the 2014 Umbrella Movement will appear in the second last episode, which will be broadcast on Feb. 16, 2024.

The Umbrella movement got its name because activists used umbrellas to shield themselves from tear gas and pepper spray.

Benny Tai was sentenced to 16 months in April in the trial of nine leaders of a 2014 drive for universal suffrage known as the Umbrella Movement.

Lawyers for the three argued that the actual "Occupy" movement ended up taking place in other locations, not the business district as initially planned, and it was a spontaneous movement, partly spearheaded by students and inflamed when police fired teargas

The three had played a pivotal role in the 79-day "Occupy Central" demonstrations, or Umbrella Movement—a student-led protest in Hong Kong that sparked into a citywide movement—on Sept. 26, 2014.

More than likely, the film will leave you with the knowledge, understanding, and passion to stand firmly with conviction and solidarity alongside the brave students of the Umbrella Movement, and maybe even start a movement yourself to end forced organ

Despite the protests having manifestly failed to reach their aims of genuine universal suffrage for Hong Kong, no one is in doubt that the Umbrella Movement has changed the city indelibly.

People have come from around the world to Hong Kong for one purpose - protect the students of Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement. Some have even quit their jobs to travel half way around the world to do it.

Two days later, on Sept. 28, police fired volleys of tear gas in an attempt to disperse the crowds, which only enraged the protesters further and kick-started what came to be known both as the Umbrella Movement and Occupy Central.

Protesters on the front line barricades of the Umbrella Movement have designed their own armor to protect themselves from possible police attacks. But will it be enough if the government decides to crackdown?

Meanwhile, the Umbrella Movement occupation started strong, but lost support near the end.

The pro-democracy Occupy Central movement is bringing out the warmer, friendly side of Hong Kongers.

Here are some noteworthy events from the Occupy Central movement, or the Umbrella Revolution as it's increasingly being called.  

A student member of Scholarism, an organization leading the pro-democracy Umbrella Movement protests in Hong Kong, was recently refused entry by customs officers in the city of Shenzhen, which borders Hong Kong.  On Nov. 8.

It turned out to be an Umbrella Movement precipitating an occupation of several main streets in Kowloon and Hong Kong.  

The Hong Kong police force claims the umbrella movement student protesters are getting violent. And what is the weapon of their protests? On this episode of China Uncensored, Chris Chappell goes to HK's Admiralty protest site to investigate.

Welcome to HK Happenings, a column featuring snippets of the latest Umbrella Movement-related developments and quirky news in Hong Kong. First, politics.

Here's a quick survey of the Umbrella Movement in fifty photos from the most recent events. Day 50 Nov. 16 Selfie Time!

Ho, who is very vocal in her support of the pro-democracy movement, said: "The Umbrella Movement has let us know that our voices could be heard." Wong added that it's time for Hongkongers to find their voice.

The Hong Kong police has scheduled "arrest appointments" for another batch of protesters who took part in last year's pro-democracy street demonstrations on Thursday.

Known to some as the Umbrella Movement, after the umbrellas demonstrators used to ward off tear gas, the protests have already become the largest and most protracted ever seen since the city's founding more than 170 years ago.

An anti-Occupy Central member was caught stabbing a pro-democracy supporter on Wednesday, Oct. 22.

In a recent video, Dino, whose real name is Chan, notes that while "many protests around the world were filled with bloodshed and violence," the Umbrella Movement "stands alone as a clean, peaceful, and nonviolent movement in Hong Kong."

In an interview with local radio station Digital Broadcasting Corporation (DBC), Ng said his decision was inspired by the student-led pro-democracy protests—dubbed the Umbrella Movement by supporters—and the academic debate on Hong Kong independence.

Zhou Fengsuo at the Umbrella Movement's Admiralty protest site in Hong Kong. Two student-led protest movements 25 years apart, but for the same cause—democracy and human rights.

Even Hong Kong film superstar Chow Yun-fat, who is an outspoken supporter of the Umbrella Movement, feels that the students should go home and carefully rethink their next step in the struggle for democracy.

At Sunday's "yellow ribbon" march, Joshua Wong, a teenage activist who is one of the most recognized faces of the Umbrella Movement, said: "Students were showing good faith that if the Hong Kong government can't handle this, why don't we get in touch

Movement is not done.

The sprawling Admiralty encampment, next to city government headquarters, was the focal point of what became known as the "Umbrella Movement" because of the protesters' use of umbrellas to fend off police pepper spray.