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[AgentOrange]

BBC News - Hong Kong bailiffs begin clearing Mong Kok protest site

so much for British influence

Hong Kong bailiffs should clear out the protesters in front of the British Embassy last. Because...British influence and all.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

The British consulate wants them to GTFO of there.

This is the typical example of dogs getting abandoned by its master.

 

[terranMarine]

pointing heavy weaponry against civilians and they have the nerve to teach us about freedom/democracy/free speech

 

[TaiShang]

It is very positive that Chinese (HK) police acted professionally and Beijing managed the entire situation as a master strategist.

Mainland attitude sealed fate of HK protest - Global Times

Hong Kong authorities on Tuesday deployed about 6,000 police officers after a court order authorized the clearance of a protest site which had remained for nearly two months in the district of Mong Kok. Police arrested about 80 protesters who refused to comply with the order, including pro-democracy activist and lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung. There was some inevitable confusion at the site, but the clearance was conducted as smoothly as expected.

With its goals appearing ridiculous and public support quickly diminishing, the Occupy Central campaign has failed. However, it does not mean the forces which plotted and instigated this movement will also lose their place in Hong Kong society. Extreme events like Occupy Central will probably recur.

But the fiasco may after all serve as a bitter lesson for both Hong Kong opposition groups and some Hong Kong residents who feel pity for these protesters. The most crucial part of the lesson should be that the odds will never be in their favor if the opposition groups engage in a direct confrontation with the central government. Their radical illusion of reshaping Hong Kong is like tilting at windmills. It will never come to pass.

The Occupy Central movement is not solely watched or felt by Hong Kong residents. This whole event is also open to the Chinese mainland public. The extreme opposition in Hong Kong wished that at least a portion of mainlanders would be agitated enough to support their cause, which would then deal a blow to the central government. However, their trump card proved to be wishful thinking. This incident on the streets of Hong Kong has barely made any impact on the entire country.

Public discourse in the mainland remains calm in face of the hustle and bustle on Hong Kong's streets. Only a handful of mainlanders pandered to what the opposition groups called for, but their voices were soon smothered by mainstream opinion.

Since a white paper on the practice of the "one country, two systems" policy in Hong Kong was released in June, the central government has specified all the major principles of the basic system to the Hong Kong public, an effort which has rejected and denounced all heterodox interpretations.

The central government has exercised restraint on this matter without exerting its strength directly. It expressed its objections to the movement and then preserved a dignified and silent bearing. What the opposition parties asked for has been scorned.

Hong Kong is still disturbed by conflicting concepts about the orientation of its society, but the ruling principles of "one country, two systems" have been unequivocally expounded to the public, and shall not be subverted.

The Occupy Central campaign has been reduced to nothing more than chaos on the streets, and the price has to be paid by many innocent Hongkongers. But we should have confidence in the wisdom of the Hong Kong authorities, which will help their society regain rationality and call an end to extreme activities.

 

[terranMarine]

It appears HK police has arrested lots of protesters during the cleanup, the number of protesters are spiraling downwards lately.
what did they achieve all this time? nothing much, the prominent students now can never go to Mainland after Beijing revoked their return permit card

 

[terranMarine]

You are right @TaiShang Beijing didn't have to move a finger. The strategy they had applied worked out perfectly, no crackdown from PLA troops, let HK police absorb the blows and let them use force to subdue the protestors. No impact was felt in Mainland, all it did was disruption of daily life in HK. Is that all what English / American influence can do? Rather disappointing especially when they started to bark at the British consulate

 

[TaiShang]

You are right @TaiShang Beijing didn't have to move a finger. The strategy they had applied worked out perfectly, no crackdown from PLA troops, let HK police absorb the blows and let them use force to subdue the protestors. No impact was felt in Mainland, all it did was disruption of daily life in HK. Is that all what English / American influence can do? Rather disappointing especially when they started to bark at the British consulate

Indeed. I guess with this absolute embarrassment and sticky bad publicity, the glitter of a student movement bringing about all the white man's fantasy in China has been shattered for good.

Russia passed the stress test about two years ago.

China has just passed the stress test .

Now Beijing must silently clean the treasonous trash (white and non-white) in HK and definitely kill off all their dreams of messing with China in China's own land.

 

[terranMarine]

Indeed. I guess with this absolute embarrassment and sticky bad publicity, the glitter of a student movement bringing about all the white man's fantasy in China has been shattered for good.

Russia passed the stress test about two years ago.

China has just passed the stress test .

Now Beijing must silently clean the treasonous trash (white and non-white) in HK and definitely kill off all their dreams of messing with China in China's own land.

What i find hilarious was those 3 student leaders prevented from boarding the plane to Beijing, then it became clear their return permit card has been declared invalid. Those trouble makers shall never be able to go to Mainland, only limited to HK/Macau. I'm sure more students will find themselves in this situation. No freedom of movement

 

[AgentOrange]

You are right @TaiShang Beijing didn't have to move a finger. The strategy they had applied worked out perfectly, no crackdown from PLA troops, let HK police absorb the blows and let them use force to subdue the protestors. No impact was felt in Mainland, all it did was disruption of daily life in HK. Is that all what English / American influence can do? Rather disappointing especially when they started to bark at the British consulate

And China did it all without having to point guns at people unlike American police. Hundreds of thousands of protesters at its height, with less than 100 total arrests. Meanwhile in "free" Ferguson, Missouri of the USA the entire city is on fire but US lawmakers would rather pass laws about monitoring Hong Kong.....

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

The British consulate wants them to GTFO of here.

This is the typical example of dogs getting abandoned by its master.

It's so true.

We should write down the names of the biggest protestor troublemakers and send them to Britain. See if they will take our trash.

Now Beijing must silently clean the treasonous trash (white and non-white) in HK and definitely kill off all their dreams of messing with China in China's own land.

Exactly, flush them out.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Damn, it's like a war zone in Ferguson.

 

[terranMarine]

And China did it all without having to point guns at people unlike American police. Hundreds of thousands of protesters at its height, with less than 100 total arrests. Meanwhile in "free" Ferguson, Missouri of the USA the entire city is on fire but US lawmakers would rather pass laws regarding to monitoring Hong Kong.....

Yeah it's getting rough over there too, setting building ablaze, burning cars and causing destruction. Americans get all the fun playing with fire

 

[Raphael]

Hong Kong has a global reputation for clean and orderly streets. But lately, there's been a serious trash buildup, especially around the Central business district. It's time for the Hong Kong authorities to uphold both the will of the people and the courts, take out the trash, and vaporize them in an incinerator .

 

[BoQ77]

use violence against the people, then get hit back by violence.
let refer to Xinjiang case.

 

[cirr]

Is this “protest” already drawing to an end？

I thought it was going to last for years uninterrupted。

And I was hoping the suckers would make an unremitting effort to turn the streets into their permanent homes。