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Act Now! All Wrong?

A brief background about today's photos: The Hong Kong government had tried to, and finally with success, steamroll ahead a reform package for the future elections of the local legislature and government head. Simply put, the package was branded as "democratic" by the government while the opposition thought it anything but, with the moderate democrats buying it as a strategical detour. A three-day protests had been staged outside the Legislative Council building where the shots were done.

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"Act Now" (right) was the government slogan for its publicity battlefield while the adapted version "All Wrong" (left) was the opposition's counterblow.

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Bare-footed and blind-folded youngsters marched around the Legislative Council building in the fashion of ten steps and one intermediate kneeing to write down their requests on the floor. The banner says, "Withdram the reform package".

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The protests drew many photographers to the scene.

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The blind-folded protesters knelt to write their requests on the floor. The Chinese characters on the left say, "... in Hong Kong, who... hear my cry".

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A rather heavily equipped photographer is trying his best to get the composition right. For me, I was saved the trouble by the tiltable viewfinder on my GX200.

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On the back of this protester are four characters saying "high degree of autonomy" to protest against the Beijing government's meddling with the political reform of Hong Kong.

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The plastic vuvuzela trumpet, which arose a bit of a controversy in the World Cup matches, has endeared itself to the protesters for its loud fanfare to draw attention.

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A floor is covered with words of protests and demands after many rounds of marching.

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In addition to the governemnt, the local Democratic Party is also at the centre of the current storm of protests. The characters on the floor say, "Shame to the Democratic Party".

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During the days of protests, the Legislative Council building was surrounded by the protesters, police officers and the mills barriers.

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