At Hong Kong New Year Fair, Defiance Gives Way to Resignation

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Although the hawkers were unlicensed, they were supported by Hong Kong residents who saw them as emblematic of local culture, which they feel is under threat. It was that decision that led to the months of protests in Hong Kong, later known as the Umbrella Movement, calling for ?genuine? universal suffrage. Despite the Hong Kong government?s apparent anxiety about the messages of opposing parties provoking violence, political adversaries have long coexisted peacefully at the Lunar New Year fair in Victoria Park. ?It set a very bad precedent,? he said in an interview, referring to the move to bar pro-independence parties from setting up shop at the fair, adding that he does not support independence for Hong Kong. In a first, it cited the party?s pro-independence advocacy, saying visitors might ?support or oppose the messages? of the party and thus ?endanger public order and safety.? Another pro-independence party, the Hong Kong National Party, was also barred from the fair.