Skip to content
Curious Atlas

Curious Atlas

  • Home
  • Destinations
    • North America
      • New York State
      • Oregon
    • Europe
      • Iceland
      • Portugal
      • Russia
      • Switzerland
    • Asia
      • Bhutan
      • China/Hong Kong
      • Hong Kong
      • India
      • Japan
      • Mongolia
      • Nepal
      • North Korea
      • Philippines
      • Sri Lanka
    • Africa
  • Abandoned Places
  • Interesting Places
  • Man Made Oddities
    • Buildings
    • Bridges
    • Crypts
    • Homes
  • Natural Wonders
  • News
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • instagram
  • pinterest

Tag: Protest

Between 26 September and 15 December 2014 something changed in Hong Kong. In a nutshell, on the 22 September 2014 the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed a motion that would allow Hong Konger’s a vote of only three candidates in all future elections. Each candidate would have to have been carefully vetted by Beijing. This threat to Hong Kong’s democracy caused outcry and 1,000s upon 1,000s turned to the street to protest. The protests became known as the umbrella revolution after protesters used umbrellas to protect themselves from the police using teargas.

This was a truly remarkable and inspirational time to be in Hong Kong. There was a tension never before felt in the city. At one point it was rumoured that tanks from Mainland China were being drafted in. While this turned out not to be the case, there was a real feat that this could be a repeat of Tiananmen Square all over again.

I was out everyday during the protests as I worked near admiralty at the time, where the protests were taking place, and managed to take the following photos of protesters coming together in the Umbrella Revolution.

Signs attached to a bridge

Protesters attach signs to a bridge in support of freedom of democracy,

Please follow and like us:
large number of prootesters in Hong Kong

Archive – The Hong Kong Umbrella Revolution in Pictures

Posted on by

Between 26 September and 15 December 2014 something changed in Hong Kong. In a nutshell, on the 22 September 2014 the Standing Committee of the…

Read More
  • 2017 Picks
  • Destinations
    • Asia
      • Bhutan
      • Curious Hong Kong Destinations
      • India
      • Japan
      • Mongolia
      • Nepal
    • Africa
      • Morocco
  • Features
    • Abandoned Japan
    • Hidden Hong Kong
  • Contact Us
    • About Us
    • Write For Us
  • The Easy PNR Converter and Decoder
Theme Designed by Rohit. © 2025 Curious Atlas. All Rights Reserved.