Fiction: Group 4
A few days later, I found a golden opportunity to go to the occupied areas. I was supposed to have
after school tutorial at school. But the teacher was absent, so me and some classmates decided to pay a visit
to the occupied region in Admiralty.
We walked down to Connaught Road from the MTR station to reach the occupied zone. The road
was filled with tents of
different colors. It was like colorful flowers in bloom
We walked along the road
.
It was like having a peaceful community, in the middle of the road
.
There
were tents for first-aid with volunteer nurses. People constructed wooden desks for students to study,
students concentrated on reading textbooks
or doing home works.
There was even a small library where bookcases were placed in the occupied area for people to
borrow and read when they are bored. People were disciplined as they would return the books after they are
finished.
Protesters handed out yellow ribbons, stickers to the supporters. While leaflets were given out
to passers-by to promote and introduce the Umbrella Movement to the public. At the same time educate
the public about democracy and universal suffrage.
Some good-hearted supporters even gave out free lunch boxes for the protesters when dusk came.
This shows how kind and sympathetic Hong Kong people can be.
We walked up the stairs, people were writing on Post-it and stuck them on the wall on the Central
Government Complex called “Lennon Wall”. Those multi-colored Post-it formed a wonderful mosaic art.
We read some of the Post-it:
“Hong Kong! Don’t give up!”
“We want true universal suffrage!”
“Let’s support Umbrella Revolution!”
These slogans and comments gave the protesters hope. These aspiration was what kept them going and
not gave up. It also allow tourist from different countries to know more about the Movement.
As we walked towards Tamar Park, there were many art work along the road. There were drawings
about Umbrella Movement posted along the walls. A statue holding an umbrella stood in the road and a
gigantic yellow umbrella were displayed reminding the protesters about the day when the first tear gas was
launched.
There were also many sarcastic posters and arts about the Chief Executive, current events and
infamous people. For example, they draw a wolf as a symbol of the Chief Executive, an orange rubbish bin
as Lau Kong-wah.
Art was everywhere in the occupied areas, every corner you turned, you could find art. This shows
how creative Hong Kong people are when it comes to ironic art works towards the government.
On 21st October, Hong Kong Federation of Students had a talk with the government to discuss about
the electoral reform and constitutional development with 5 representatives on each sides. I and everybody
watched the meeting live on TV. Everyone was excited about the meeting and the outcome.
During the heated dialogue, both parties voiced out their opinions to find common ground. HKFS
were enthusiastic to say what they had on their mind, while only three representatives out of 5 from Hong
Kong government spoke.
Luckily, the two hours discussion were peaceful, no one stormed out the room or use inappropriate
attitude towards the opposite party.
However, the conclusion of the meeting was questioned by the general public as the response of the
government is impractical and useless. And the protesters didn’t accept the response of the government and
they decided to keep occupying major roads in Hong Kong. But the door was still open for another talk,
there could be a chance for them to reach consensus.
During the next few weeks, things kept evolving. HKFS tried to go to Beijing to talk to Li Keqiang,
but their journey ended before they could get on the airplane. This was expected by many because anti-
government student had been denied entry to mainland China before
Furthermore, some protesters tried to rush into the legislative council and glass broke. This lead to
distrust of the general public towards the protesters as they promised to be peaceful and non-violent.
However, those are just only a fraction of the protesters and not many demonstrators agreed to
their action.
