Six Months After Beginning Of Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement, Pro-Beijing Politicians Are Firmly In Charge

HONG KONG -- The world was transfixed late last September as tens of thousands of young protesters here took to the streets to demand the city's next election, in 2017, be a free competition with universal suffrage. The humble umbrellas they used to defend themselves against the tear gas, batons and pepper spray of the riot police gave the movement its name, and, along with the protesters' pledge of nonviolence, won them sympathy around the world.