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We’re moving from a semi-democratic to a semi-authoritarian system and the central government wants to limit our freedoms.

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Benny Tai Yiu-ting, MH(Chinese: 戴耀廷; born 12 July 1964) is a Hong Kong legal scholar and democracy activist. He is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong and is known for his initiation of the Occupy Central with Love and Peace, a non-violent civil disobedience campaign to pressure the Hong Kong government to implement full democracy in 2014, which turned into the massive pro-democracy protests.

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Alternative Names: Benny Tai Yiu-ting • Tai Yiu-ting • Tai Yiu Ting

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We’re moving from a semi-democratic to a semi-authoritarian system and the central government wants to limit our freedoms. - Benny Tai

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