Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Zaɓen ya zo ne bayan kin amincewa da shawarwarin gyaran tsarin mulki na gwamnatin Leung Chun-ying a tsakiyar 2015 wanda ke nufin hanyar zaɓen Majalisar Dokoki (LegCo) a cikin 2016 ba ta canza ba. A ranar 31 ga Agusta, 2014, Kwamitin Dindindin na Majalisar Dokokin Jama'ar Kasa (NPCSC) ya sanya iyakoki don zaɓen Majalisar Dokoki ta 2016 da Babban Jami'in zartarwa na 2017. Duk da yake sake tabbatar da tsarin zaben na zaben Majalisar Dokoki na 2016 bai canza ba, shawarar NPCSC ta 2014 ta ba da damar za a zabi Shugaban zartarwa kai tsaye amma 'yan takarar "marasa kishin kasa" za su yi zabe ta hanyar kwamitin nadawa da Beijing ke sarrafawa. Dangane da shawarar NPCSC, 'yan gwagwarmayar dalibai sun shirya zanga-zangar aji wanda ya haifar da wata-wata mai yawa.
kamar yadda Occupy Central ya gabatar, wanda aka kira shi "Juyin Juya Hali".