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ÀÛ¼ºÀÚ  violence
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any doubt that the Umbrella Movement, with its demands È«Äá¸íǰ°¡¹æ=È«Äá¸íǰ°¡¹æ
for wider democratic reform, was back with a vengeance.

The few concessions - first the ·¹Çø®Ä«½Ã°è»çÀÌÆ®=·¹Çø®Ä«½Ã°è»çÀÌÆ®
suspension and finally the withdrawal of the bill - came too late to stop the cycle of escalating violence from both the protesters and the police.

Beijing is right to point out that there are plenty of °­³²±¸¿ë´ÞÀÌ»ç
Hong Kongers who deplore the mask-clad militants building barricades, vandalising public property and setting fires.

Some of them are ardent supporters ¿ë´ÞÀÌ»çºñ¿ë
of Chinese rule, others are simply being pragmatic, believing that violence will only provoke the central government into intervening more strongly in Hong Kong's affairs.