Rumeurs et bruits avant-coureurs des frontières de l'Est
Middle Eastern and East Asian Glimpses – Sylvan GHARBI
Hong Kong Rally – BBC
Photo series on a rally of thousands of people taking the streets of Hong Kong to remind Beijing of its pledge for universal suffrage and oppose its interference in the territory’s internal affairs.
数以千计的香港居民举行游行，到中联办前示威，抗议北京”插手”特首选举、争取举行普选。
On Queen’s Road in Central Hong Kong. Organizers estimated that 15,000 people turned up on that day. In contrast, police authorities argued that the turn-out peaked at 5,000 only.
Demonstrator on the streets of Hong Kong
Demonstrators chanting. The universal suffrage for a Chief Executive remains a controversial issue in Hong Kong.
On Queen’s Road in Central, all together against the central government’s. Out of 7 million inhabitants in Hong Kong, only 1,200 have the voting right. In other words, Hong Kong people have no say in who becomes their Chief Executive. They want the situation to change.
On Queen’s Road in Central Hong Kong. People vehemently denounce what they see as infrigement on their basic freedom, Beijing’s growing pressure on Hong Kong’s institutions.
High-angle shot of the demonstration on Queen’s Road.
2012, the year Beijing promised to allow universal suffrage to the people of Hong Kong for the selection of a Chief Executive – now postponed to 2017. Few believe the central government will keep this promise.
Rumeurs et bruits avant-coureurs des frontières de l'Est 