The Occupy Central movement in Hong Kong. It was initially overlooked like a passing
fad, since it was mostly students that were behind the demonstrations.
But it gained momentum and now we are getting reports that a round of talks between activists
and government officials could start as early as this week.
For more on this, we have Professor John Carroll from the University of Hong Kong, joining
us. Thank you for making time for us, professor.
Thanks for having me. There are mixed views on Hong Kong′s Occupy
Central movement. From your perspective, is it truly a bold,
unified exercise in democracy? Or is it merely a fleeting
moment
in history? This movement has largely been led by the
younger generation. What does the generational make-up of this protest movement say about
the direction that Hong Kong may be headed
in
the future? Some believe there could be groups seeking
to accomplish their political goals by manipulating the student protesters. Are
we
seeing any of that? One country with 2 systems.
It′s a delicate, high autonomy system... technically not entirely an independent one.
Is it working? And will it continue
to function? Thank you for
shedding some much needed light on this subject. We hope to speak
to
you again soon.