What is 2014 Hong Kong protests?
[[File:香港警方向示威者發射催淚彈.jpg|thumb|Tear gas being fired at protesters by Hong Kong Police]] [[File:Protesters' words of support to the campaign.JPG|thumb|Poster showing support]] The '''2014 Hong Kong protests''', also known as the '''Umbrella Revolution''', were a series of protests in [[Hong Kong]] that started on 27 September 2014. They were protesting against the Standing Committee of the [[National People's Congress]]' (NPCSC) decision on the proposed [[electoral reform]] for the planned 2017 Hong Kong [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|Chief Executive]] election. The NPCSC would need a nomination committee to pre-approve up to three electoral candidates before they go on to a vote that involves the general population. After the election, the Chief Executive-elect still has to be formally appointed by the central government before they can officially take their post. [[File:UmbrellaRevolution.JPG|thumb|Poster of the Revolution]] The student groups [[Hong Kong Federation of Students]] and [[Scholarism]] started protesting outside of the government headquarters.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29306128|access-date=2014-09-30|title=Thousands of Hong Kong students start week-long boycott|date=22 September 2014|publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> During the evening of 26 September several hundred demonstrators broke through a [[security barrier]] and entered the plaza in front of the [[Central Government Complex]]. The [[police]] then closed off and blockaded it overnight. This caused more protesters to join and surround the police. The standoff between the protesters and police lasted for a day, during which the police started attacking unarmed protesters with [[Shield|shields]], [[Baton|batons]], and [[pepper spray]]. The movement [[Occupy Central with Love and Peace]] announced that they would start their [[civil disobedience]] campaign immediately.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29390770|access-date=2014-09-30|title=Hong Kong police clear pro-democracy proteste