The Oxford English Dictionary dictionary defined "Hongkonger" and "Hong Kongese" as "a native or inhabitant of Hong Kong".
BEIJING: "Hongkonger" and "Hong Kongese" are among the 900 new words added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
The locally used terms have been recognized as a section of Hong Kong
people are agitating to maintain their independent identity amid the
rising cultural and political influence of Mainland China.
The
dictionary defined "Hongkonger" and "Hong Kongese" as "a native or
inhabitant of Hong Kong". It said 'Hong Kongese' can be used as an
adjective to describe anything related to the city or its residents.
"The inclusion of Hongkonger and Hong Kongese in the dictionary is
definitely prompted by the city's anti-Mainlandisation campaign which
has raised international attention over the past years," lawmaker
Claudia Mo Man-Ching was quoted as saying in the local South China
Morning Post.
The former British colony, which was taken over
by China 17 years back, has seen a spurt of agitations in the past year
against several issues like affluent shoppers from Mainland China
pushing up prices, pregnant women from the region delivering babies in
the city in order to get residency for their children, and Beijing
trying to dominate the local political scene.
"We are trying to
differentiate ourselves from mainlanders — not just the people are
different, but also our cultural spirit and political identity," Mo
Man-Ching said.
Taiwanese
police have clashed with hundreds of students who occupied government
headquarters to protest at a trade deal with China.
Police used water cannon and dragged out students one by one, clearing the building by dawn on Monday.
Close to 60 people were arrested and more than 100 hurt, reports said.
The protesters say the agreement with China would hurt Taiwan's economy and leave it vulnerable to pressure from Beijing.
Another group of students and activists have occupied Taiwan's parliament since early last week.
The BBC's Cindy Sui in Taipei says the students wants more
scrutiny over all future dealings with China, including any trade
agreements.
They also want the current deal - which would allow the two
sides to invest more freely in each other's services markets - to be
scrapped.
There were angry demonstrations outside government headquarters on Sunday
Police grappled with protesters who broke into the building
Water cannon were used to disperse the protesters
Dozens of people were hurt in the clashes, police said, with many arrested
The governing Kuomintang party says it is determined to ratify
the deal with Beijing, which it says will boost the economy and create
jobs.
China formally regards Taiwan as a part of its territory, despite the island governing itself for six decades. Trading partners
The protests began early last week after ruling party MPs said
a joint committee had completed its review of the pact, which was
signed in June 2013 but has not yet been ratified by MPs.
Students broke into the legislature late on Tuesday and have
since defied police efforts to evict them, using barricades made of
furniture.
On Friday thousands of people rallied to support the
students, and the the opposition Democratic Progressive Party has also
backed them.
On Sunday, President Ma Ying-jeou said that the occupation of
parliament broke the law, adding: "I must say that [the pact] is
completely for the sake of Taiwan's economic future."
Late on Sunday, some protesters pushed past riot police to
storm the government headquarters, pulling down barbed wire and using
ladders to access second-floor offices.
Violent clashes erupted as police moved to restore order.
China is Taiwan's biggest trading partner and in recent years ties between the two have improved.
The two sides split at the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949.
Earlier this year, however, they held their first direct
government-to-government talks. In the past, all talks have gone via
quasi-official organisations.
They have also signed several trade and investment agreements
in recent years - but some fear greater economic integration with China
could threaten Taiwan.
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TAIPEI—Taiwan's police evicted dozens of protesters from the cabinet
building early Monday morning, as tensions continued spiraling between
the government and students occupying two major government buildings
over a controversial trade pact with China.
Shortly after
midnight, police made several attempts to remove protesters who stormed
the Executive Yuan—the governing cabinet's office—on Sunday evening,
hours after President Ma Ying-jeou rejected protesters' demands to
retract a services trade agreement signed with China in Shanghai last
year.
Antiriot police, wearing helmets and clutching shields,
rammed through a human wall of protesters linked arm-in-arm to block the
entrance of the Executive Yuan. In the midst of the brawl, some
protesters held their hands up to show they meant no harm and were
yanked away by police.
Police arrested 58 people for
trespassing, and a dozen were injured in the scuffle, the government-run
Central News Agency reported. Police officials weren't immediately
available for comment.
The Executive Yuan is a block away from
the legislative building, which has been seized by thousands of students
and protesters since Tuesday. Police haven't made any attempt to remove
protesters there.
During a news conference in Taipei early
Sunday, Mr. Ma—also the head of the ruling Chinese Nationalist Party, or
the Kuomintang—said retracting the trade agreement would undermine
Taiwan's credibility as a trade partner, and he dismissed concerns the
deal would hurt small businesses.
"The pact must be passed for
the sake of Taiwan's economic future," Mr. Ma said. He noted that Taiwan
now has only seven free-trade partners, while its main export
competitor, South Korea, already enjoys tariff-free treatment in more
than 40 countries. "Signing free-trade agreements is an inevitable trend
on which Taiwan can't afford to miss out," he said.
In a
statement issued late Sunday, Mr. Ma condemned the violence and asked
police to exercise all legal means to expel the protesters. He had said
in his previous statements the government wouldn't evict protesters by
force.
One of the student leaders, Lin Fei-fan, urged Mr. Ma to
halt all eviction orders and asked protesters to fight by peaceful
means.
"Don't let our hard work in the past week go down the
drain," Mr. Lin told protesters. He added that the crowd that stormed
the Executive Yuan did so on their own accord, and that their actions
don't represent the student-led movement.
Earlier Sunday, one
of the leaders, vowed to continue occupying the legislature's assembly
hall until the students' demands are met. "The president has completely
missed the point. Our demand is to retract the pact and establish a
mechanism to monitor all cross-Strait deals in the future," said Chen
Wei-ting.
The protests have been among the island's most
divisive since Mr. Ma came to power six years ago, promising to build
closer economic ties between China and Taiwan, former antagonists in the
decades-old Chinese civil war. According to Mr. Ma's government, the
pact, which focuses on services, is an essential step to further
liberalize cross-Strait trade and will provide select businesses with
wider access to China's market.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Several hundred
opponents of a far-reaching trade pact with China occupied Taiwan’s
legislature late Tuesday, further delaying action on a measure that
Beijing strongly favors.
The protesters burst into the legislative chamber around 9 p.m.
and shortly after midnight repulsed a police effort to evict them.
There were no reported injuries or arrests in the confrontation.
The trade agreement would allow Taiwanese and Chinese service
sector companies — in businesses ranging from insurance to beauty
parlors — to set up branches or shops in the other’s territory.
Opponents say the deal would cost tens of thousands of Taiwanese jobs
and help China move forward with its longstanding goal of bringing
democratic Taiwan under its control.
The protesters’ action
followed a decision by lawmakers from the ruling Nationalist Party to
renege on a promise to undertake a clause-by-clause review of the pact.
The
trade agreement was signed by the sides last June but delaying tactics
by the opposition Democratic Progressive Party and President Ma
Ying-jeou’s continuing spat with the legislative speaker, who is a
member of his own party, have so far delayed its ratification. The
Nationalists control 65 seats in the 113-seat legislature so the bill’s
final ratification seems a foregone conclusion.
China has
repeatedly pressed Taiwan to enact the measure, seeing it as an
important milestone in the process of economic integration between the
sides that began in earnest in 2008 when the China-friendly Ma took over
from his DPP predecessor.
Since China and Taiwan split amid civil
war in 1949, bringing Taiwan under its sway has been the overreaching
goal of Beijing’s policy toward the island of 23 million people.
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Taiwan students occupy legislature over China trade deal
By Faith Hung
TAIPEI Tue Mar 18, 2014 11:34pm EDT
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1 of 3. Students and other protesters hold banners inside Taiwan's legislature in Taipei, March 18, 2014.
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(Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters in Taiwan opposed to a trade pact with China which they fear gives the mainland too much economic influence and access to opportunities have occupied Taiwan's legislature.
The protesters burst into the legislative chamber late on Tuesday and repulsed police efforts to evict them, media said.
The students said they were demanding an apology to the Taiwan people from President Ma Ying-jeou for the trade pact and that an initial review of the pact by the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party be scrapped.
The KMT said this week its initial review of the pact had been completed despite opposition party concern about the mainland's growing influence on the Taiwanese economy.
China and Taiwan have been ruled separately since Nationalist forces, defeated by the Communists, fled to the island at the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949. China considers Taiwan a renegade province and has never ruled out the use of force to bring it under its control.
But in recent years, the two sides have built up extensive economic ties, and in February they held their first direct government-to-government talks, a big step towards expanding cross-strait dialogue beyond trade.
Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party, which has vowed to protect the island's economy from excessive Chinese influence, has said it would vote against the deal although it lacks numbers to block its passage.
A political analyst said the protest would not derail the deal.
"I don't think this is going to threaten the overall passage of the pact, though it may delay it a bit," said Lu Ya-li, a professor of political science at Taipei's Chinese Culture University. "But this pact is too important for Taiwan's economy - it will pass regardless."
The students are worried the pact would lead to an influx of mainland students into Taiwan universities, which could threaten opportunities for scholarships and jobs, he said.
The protesters were predominantly guided by political ideology and did not represent the majority of Taiwan students, he said.
Mainland China is the island's biggest trading partner and the two sides have signed a slew of agreements on everything from transport to tourism since Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou took office in 2008.
Under the latest trade pact, China will open 80 of its service sectors to Taiwanese companies, while Taiwan will allow mainland investment in 64 sectors.
(Additional reporting by Michael Gold; Editing by Robert Birsel)
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