The Hong Kong government should demonstrate some statesmanship, which the so-called “Umbrella Movement” – occupying the moral high ground and not wishing to risk losing public support – would surely reciprocate. A substantive and successful dialogue with the government would not require the protesters to call off their campaign for democracy; it would simply end the current phase of a campaign that eventually will succeed.
香港特首与示威者的对峙进行得越久，个体公民——以及香港本身——就越有可能被伤害。香港政府必须表现出一些政治家风度，所谓的“雨伞运动”（Umbrella Movement，占据道德高地而不希望失去公共支持——定会有所回馈。与政府的真正的、成功的对话不会要求示威者停止民主运动；而只是结束这场最终必将成功的运动的当前阶段。