Hong Kong Student Protest Leaders’ Stunt

Posted by david on Nov 16, 2014 in Blog | 0 comments

Who are they kidding?  They knew all too well there was no way they could get on the plane, let alone arrive at Beijing Airport.  It’s all a big stunt by the student protest leaders in search of a honourable way out of their predicament (retreat with their tails between their legs or press on and lose any residual support from the general public) and place the blame on Beijing.  Really pitiful they had to resort to such tactics.  Just as pitiful was the number of supporters they had at the airport.  Basically, this sounds the death knell of the protests.

Their seven weeks of blocking main thoroughfares have thoroughly alienated ordinary Hong Kong citizens who have to work for a living.  A campaign launched by a group of anti-Occupy Central activists obtained over 1.5 million signatures in a mere ten days.  The moronic antics of the student protestors have also given cause for vigilance by the police to prevent any similar outrages in the future.

Three Hong Kong student leaders were stopped from boarding a flight to Beijing on Saturday to take their fight for greater democracy directly to the Chinese government after airline authorities said their travel permits were invalid.

The students, led by Hong Kong Federation of Students’ leader Alex Chow, had planned to go to Beijing with the intention of meeting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang as efforts to reach agreement with officials in Hong Kong had failed.

A Cathay Pacific spokesman told local media that Chinese authorities had told the airline the students’ travel permits were invalid. He did not elaborate, though the representative of a student body did comment.

“Cathay has confirmed that their (students’) return home card has been canceled by the mainland authorities, so they could not get the required certificates to get on to the plane,” Yvonne Leung, the representative of the Hong Kong Federation of Students, told reporters.

The student leaders left the airport shortly after.

An airline’s staff (L) speaks to Hong Kong Federation of Students leader Alex Chow (C) after he  …

Local media had speculated that the students would be turned back once they landed in Beijing.

About 300 supporters, some with yellow umbrellas that have become a symbol of the democracy movement, showed up at Hong Kong airport where they were greeted by a media pack amid chaotic scenes.

 – Reuters