Pro-democracy protesters are marking the one month anniversary of their umbrella revolution in Hong Kong.<br /><br />Last week, talks between demo leaders and government negotiators made little headway. Protesters are calling for free elections for Hong Kong’s next leader in 2017, rather than choosing from a pre-screened list of candidates. Beijing is showing no signs of backing down.<br /><br />Organisers told demonstrators to gather at the main protest camp opposite the government’s headquarters in an effort to break the political stalemate.<br /><br />They will observe a one-minute silence to commemorate the moment when riot police shot 87 volleys of tear gas at largely peaceful protesters on September 28. <br /><br />It was this act which sparked wide-spread sympathy for the protesters. <br /><br />There were also recriminations for the UK; the former colonial power said it would review the export licenses of tear gas by British firms.<br /><br />The South China Morning Post reports that the UK has approved some 1.7 billion euros worth of licenses for arms and equipment sales to Hong Kong since 2008.
