The ideas behind the masks

The Umbrella Movement was a pro-democracy political movement that took place in Hong Kong in 2014. Protesters are angry at changes to Hong Kong's political system which will allow direct elections but only from a pool of candidates approved by Beijing. They have been camped out on major thoroughfares since Sept. 28 for more than 2 months, demanding greater democracy on the election of the Chief Executive, which means candidates for the chief executive will be nominated by Hongkongers, not an elite committee, and then voted on by Hong Kong citizens. During the movement, there was a number of clashes between police and the protesters. Protesters are always wearing masks in order to shield again the pepper spray and tear gas that are used by the police.

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