Article I’m relating to is from The Globe and Mail posted on 29th September, 2014. (link:http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/umbrella-revolution-brings-hong-kong-to-a-halt-in-push-for-democracy/article20823168/)

In September 27th, citizens from Hong Kong started a peaceful protest named “occupy central”, in order to fight for their democracy. Hong Kong citizens was informed that the potential candidates for Hong Kong’s government in year 2017 will be elected by China. This lead to students going on streets for protests, blocking main areas of Hong Kong. Students started to skip school, workers stopped working and the market wants to shut down, which lead to a lot of inconvenience. My goal is to express my point of view in a business perspective.

With the students blocking major roads in Hong Kong, the productivity of Hong Kong will slow down. Relating back to the operations class, even with companies that can maximize the profit through operations, these unpredictable events will still hinder their productivity line. Since China is trying to pursue communism while Hong Kong citizens are pursuing democracy. If Hong Kong’s protest is successful, the relationship between Hong Kong and China might weaken, which will negatively effect Hong Kong’s economic market. This incident is also a type of marketing, but instead of marketing of a product it’s marketing the concept of democracy.