雨傘運動5周年 Umbrella Movement 5 Years On

逾15萬人晚上7時至9時回到添馬公園,紀念雨傘運動5周年。當前的反對修訂《逃犯條例》運動是傘運的更大規模延續。

雨傘運動的抗爭者,在今日下午5時58分,在金鐘連儂牆默站3分鐘,紀念警方在5年前當時發射了87個催淚彈中的第一個,點燃起群眾抗爭運動。

逾15萬人於晚上7時至9時回到金鐘的添馬公園,以紀念雨傘運動5周年。

2014年9月28日,成千上萬要求普選和民主的抗爭者走上了香港街頭。雨傘運動──之所以這麼稱呼是因為抗爭者攜帶雨傘去抵擋來自警察的胡椒噴霧以保護自己──佔領了市中心的主要街道。這影響至深的香港運動,歷時79天,逾120萬人參與。

當前的反對修訂《逃犯條例》運動是雨傘運動的更大規模延續,單是6月16日就有逾200萬上街遊行。

Thousands of protesters and key activists of Umbrella Movement stand at attention silently at Lennon Wall in Admiralty for 3 minutes at 5:58 pm, when the first of 87 canisters of tear gas was launched by the police 5 years ago that ignited the mass protest movement.

Over 15 thousands are back at Tamar Park in Admiralty at 7-9 pm to commemorate the 5th Anniversary of Umbrella Movement. 70-80% of the lawn and neighbouring areas are filled by 6 pm.

On 28 September 28 2014, tens of thousands of protesters demanding universal suffrage and democracy took to the streets of Hong Kong. The Umbrella Movement – so called because demonstrators carried umbrellas to shield themselves from police pepper spray – took over the main street in the city centre. A seminal event for Hong Kong that lasted 79 days and drew over 1.2 million people.

楊必興 P H Yang