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| School students join week-long HK democracy protests | School students join week-long HK democracy protests |
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| Hundreds of secondary school students have joined the week-long protest to demand fully democratic elections in Hong Kong. | Hundreds of secondary school students have joined the week-long protest to demand fully democratic elections in Hong Kong. |
| On Thursday, about 2,000 university students held a night protest at the house of the Hong Kong leader, Chief Executive CY Leung. | On Thursday, about 2,000 university students held a night protest at the house of the Hong Kong leader, Chief Executive CY Leung. |
| The students say they want Mr Leung to speak directly to them. | The students say they want Mr Leung to speak directly to them. |
| Last month Beijing said candidates for the next leadership election in 2017 would be vetted by a committee. | Last month Beijing said candidates for the next leadership election in 2017 would be vetted by a committee. |
| The protests, which began on Monday with 13,000 people gathering at a park, are being organised by university students who are boycotting classes and democracy activists. | The protests, which began on Monday with 13,000 people gathering at a park, are being organised by university students who are boycotting classes and democracy activists. |
| Some of the secondary students adding their voices to the protest on Friday said they had come without their parents permission. | Some of the secondary students adding their voices to the protest on Friday said they had come without their parents permission. |
| "The government is ignoring our voices so I think that if we have so many secondary students boycotting the classes maybe then they will be willing to listen to us," said Agnes Yeung. | "The government is ignoring our voices so I think that if we have so many secondary students boycotting the classes maybe then they will be willing to listen to us," said Agnes Yeung. |
| "Secondary students can also see what is happening in society so I think most of them are quite angry towards the decision of the government," she added. | "Secondary students can also see what is happening in society so I think most of them are quite angry towards the decision of the government," she added. |
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| Hong Kong operates under a "one country, two systems" arrangement with Beijing which means citizens are allowed the right to protest. | Hong Kong operates under a "one country, two systems" arrangement with Beijing which means citizens are allowed the right to protest. |
| This week of student protest is being seen as a prelude to the pro-democracy Occupy Central campaign which is expected to begin next month. | This week of student protest is being seen as a prelude to the pro-democracy Occupy Central campaign which is expected to begin next month. |
| Campaigners say protesters will blockade the territory's financial heart to highlight their concerns over electoral reform. | Campaigners say protesters will blockade the territory's financial heart to highlight their concerns over electoral reform. |
| The Chinese government has promised direct elections for Hong Kong's leader by 2017. But in August, it ruled that voters would only have a choice of two or three candidates selected by a nominating committee. | The Chinese government has promised direct elections for Hong Kong's leader by 2017. But in August, it ruled that voters would only have a choice of two or three candidates selected by a nominating committee. |
| Democracy activists say China will use this committee to screen out candidates it disapproves of. | Democracy activists say China will use this committee to screen out candidates it disapproves of. |
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