Umbrella Square
雨傘廣場 | |
|---|---|
People's commune | |
 Umbrella Square on 29 September 2014 | |
| Nickname: Umbrella Plaza | |
 Map of the Umbrella Square | |
| Coordinates: 22°16′46″N 114°09′51″E / 22.2795155°N 114.164129°E |
Umbrella Square[1][2] (Chinese: 雨傘廣場), also called Umbrella Plaza,[3] describes a large roadway in Admiralty, Hong Kong occupied by protesters during the Umbrella Movement protests[4][5] in September 2014. On 11 December 2014, after 74 days of occupation, the area was cleared by the police and reopened to motorised traffic.[6][7]
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