“Western-style democracy can only bring disaster,” says party magazine
South China Morning Post, October 7, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1611058/western-style-democracy-can-only-bring-disaster-says-party-magazine
Seeking identity, “Hong Kong people” look to city, not state
The New York Times, October 8, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/08/world/asia/hong-kong-people-looking-in-mirror-see-fading-chinese-identity.html
Hong Kong chief executive CY Leung faces questions over secret $7m payout from Australian firm
The Sydney Morning Hereld, October 8, 2014
http://www.smh.com.au/national/hong-kong-chief-executive-cy-leung-faces-questions-over-secret-7m-payout-from-australian-firm-20141008-1134yv.html
Tourism is actually up during Hong Kong’s protests, and other economic surprises
Quartz, October 8, 2014
http://qz.com/275559
Hong Kong students to start talks with government on Friday
Bloomberg, October 8, 2014
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-07/hong-kong-ponders-protest-impact-as-talks-ease-tensions.html
学联港府初定周五对话 (HKFS to talk with Hong Kong gov’t on Friday)
South China Morning Post, October 8, 2014
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/39615/xue-lian-gang-fu-chu-ding-zhou-wu-dui-hua
李求恩允學生投票撤升旗禮 即場辯論 校長：很好的教育機會 (High school principal: allowing students to vote on and debate abolishing flag raising ceremony is a good learning opportunity)
Mingpao, October 8, 2014
http://news1.mingpao.com/20141008/gab1.htm
港人游行要求释放被捕的大陆“雨伞运动”支持者 (Hong Kongers march to demand release of arrested mainland Umbrella Movement supporters)
Radio Free Asia, October 8, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl1-10082014095001.html