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Protesters march to Hong Kong leader's home

2014-10-22 20 Dailymotion

Talks with government officials have not moved their case forward, but pro-democracy demonstrators are marching on... this time, to the home of Hong Kong's leader CY Leung.<br/> <br />The are angry at remarks he made this week... that more democracy was unacceptable, in part, because it would result in poorer people having more say in politics.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) PAN DEMOCRAT LEGISLATOR AND PROTESTER, LEUNG KWOK-HUNG, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I think it's a shame. No politicians, no statesman on this earth, would make a comment like this to bring those low wage earner(s) become an obstacle of universal suffrage."<br/> <br />The protesters are demanding the right to vote for their own leader in 2017, and are pushing for full democracy in Hong Kong.<br/> <br />And despite the breakdown of talks between student protest leaders and senior officials earlier this week, they say the fight will go on.

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