Rallies in support of the protests occurred in over 64 cities worldwide by October 2014 , principally in front of Hong Kong trade missions or Chinese consulates . A demonstration in front of the Chinese embassy in London attracted 3000 participants . Petitions in Australia and to the White House urging support for the protests have collected more than 500 and 183,000 signatures respectively . In Taiwan 's capital city Taipei , locals organised a solidarity protest , where participants were reported to have scuffled with Taiwanese police after crowding a Hong Kong trade office . On 1 October , a gathering in Taipei 's Liberty Square drew over 10,000 people in support of the protests . At the East Asian Cup qualifying match against Hong Kong on 16 November , Taiwanese football fans waved yellow umbrellas in a show of support . While the Chinese national anthem played , spectators sang " Boundless Oceans , Vast Skies " . In Singapore , hundreds of people participated in a candlelight vigil at Hong Lim Park on 1 October to show support to the Occupy Central protesters . In Australia , during the 2014 G20 Brisbane summit , Hong Kong student Alvin Cheng and Nardo Wai started a 4-hour rally in support for the Umbrella Revolution on the lawn near the South Bank Parkland Suncorp Piazza outside the G20 summit venue . Numerous oversea students from Hong Kong , Taiwan and Mainland China participated in the rally . Nardo participated in a hunger strike , and unfurled a banner with " Support HK Umbrella Revolution " outside the hotel in which Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping was scheduled to stay , but were banned from the G20 security zones , doubted by media Australia losing its democracy
2014 G20 Brisbane summit
2014 G20 Brisbane summit
Umbrella Movement