suffrage#2
香港で起きている学生運動について，香港警察と学生との間で衝突が発生しました。この自体により学生40名あまりが逮捕されました。先週発生した学生が抗議運動のために設置したキャンプ場撤去事件では100名あまりが逮捕されております。学生による抵抗も日が経つにつれて規模が縮小しております。記事の中で気になった単語は"suffrage"です。『Wisdom英和辞典第三版』（三省堂）によると「選挙権，参政権」という意味がありました。（Ume）
Hong Kong protesters clash with police at government HQ
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have clashed with police as they tried to surround the government's headquarters.
Protesters carrying umbrellas, symbols of their movement, fought police armed with pepper spray and batons.
The protests were stepped up after police began demolishing one of several camps occupied by the activists during two months of demonstrations.
They want Hong Kong people to be allowed to choose their leaders without interference from Beijing.
The Chinese government has said it will allow universal suffrage for the region's elections in 2017 but will screen candidates in advance.
The unrest comes as China said it would not allow a UK parliamentary committee to enter Hong Kong as part of an inquiry into British relations with its former colony.
