"The July 1 appeal for direct election of the chief executive was not realized, but voice of the people transformed general awareness of the situation across the city," says Eric Ma, an associate professor at the School of Journalism and Communication in the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
「71 訴求的特首直選還未能實現，強烈的民間聲音已轉化為城市自覺意識，」香港中文大學新聞與傳播學系講師馬傑偉說，在此同時，71 的市民意識啟蒙效應也逐步喚起決策者注目。