(The Independent 2014.9.24)
港人佔中及佔領馬路運動仍然持續,這個時候,英國《獨立報》就大讚參與示威人士具有良好的公民質素。
該報報道提及,警方以催淚彈及胡椒噴霧驅趕示威者,無不讓全世界均予以譴責,但聲援學生人士卻在雙方冷靜下來之後,紛紛自發清理現場垃圾,更將之分類回收,在標題上寫道:「這是全世界最斯文的示威者嗎?」(Are these the world’s most polite protesters?)該報網站首頁,更以此報道為頭條。
A police car is blocked by protesters after thousands of people block a main road to the financial central district outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong