The protests in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on Monday. Protestors in have called for the resignation of , the , and vowed to continue the protests. If their demands are not met today, the protesters have said they will start occupying government buildings. Tens of thousands of protesters — some affiliated with the '' movement — have kept up a demonstration for seven days against plans by the government to screen candidates seeking to be on the ballot for the 2017 election. Lester Shum, the vice secretary of the and one of the leaders of the movement, outlined his plans: "Leung Chun-ying must step down. If he doesn't resign by tomorrow [Thursday], we will step up our actions, such as by occupying several important government buildings". He said there was "no room for dialogue" with CY Leung after the police fired tear gas at protesters . Pro-democracy protesters catching some sleep. urged the Hong Kong authorities to "exercise restraint and respect for the protesters' right to express their views peacefully" and said Hong Kong needs to have the "highest possible degree of autonomy". Kerry stated the US position was support for "universal suffrage in Hong Kong, accordant with the Basic Law".
The protests in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on Monday. Protestors in have called for the resignation of , the , and vowed to continue the protests. If their demands are not met today, the protestors have said they will start occupying government buildings. Tens of thousands of protestors — some affiliated with the '' movement — have kept up a demonstration for seven days against plans by the government to screen candidates seeking to be on the ballot for the 2017 election. Lester Shum, the vice secretary of the and one of the leaders of the movement, outlined his plans: "Leung Chun-ying must step down. If he doesn't resign by tomorrow [Thursday], we will step up our actions, such as by occupying several important government buildings". He said there was "no room for dialogue" with CY Leung after the police fired tear gas at protestors . Pro-democracy protestors catching some sleep. urged the Hong Kong authorities to "exercise restraint and respect for the protesters' right to express their views peacefully" and said Hong Kong needs to have the "highest possible degree of autonomy". Kerry stated the US position was support for "universal suffrage in Hong Kong, accordant with the Basic Law".
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