Pro-democracy groups get crafty in Occupy Central aftermath

Organisers of a craft market held yesterday in two small rooms in a Wan Chai tower block said they hoped to continue the message of the Occupy Central protests.

The Yellow Market was organised by artists who believe their works, including yellow brass ribbons, will prompt citizens to continue the fight for democracy.

"People might think the umbrella revolution is a full stop, but to me it's more like a comma, there's more coming," said visual artist Yeung Sau-lun, who hosted the market in his studio.

The market is among the ways pro-democracy supporters are trying to keep the movement alive, including the "shopping", or gau wu, crowds in Mong Kok.

Next door to Yeung's studio, a group calling on residents to burden the tax office by paying income tax using multiple cheques provided rubber stamps to ease the process.

"This is a way people can express their anger and delay and overburden the government with paperwork to achieve universal suffrage," said organiser Franklen Choi, a community college lecturer.

Stamps on offer included the number 689, the number of votes cast to elect Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying in 2012.