It's made more difficult (partly due to the lessons learned from the umbrella movement) because this has been a leaderless movement, which while making it difficult to disappear the people managing it, also must make it more difficult for defined policy goals to form (although some have emerged).
It seems to be developing organically as the people come to understand how much momentum they have and how much their peers agree with their frustrations.
I'd speculate that if they somehow gained enough momentum that it appeared to be within reach then independence would probably be the end goal, but who knows.
one, the bill must be withdrawn;
two, the chief executive must resign;
three, the government must retract its characterisation of the violent clashes as “riots”;
four, there must be a full independent inquiry into the actions of the police and;
five, everyone arrested in respect of the clashes must be unconditionally freed.
It seems to be developing organically as the people come to understand how much momentum they have and how much their peers agree with their frustrations.
I'd speculate that if they somehow gained enough momentum that it appeared to be within reach then independence would probably be the end goal, but who knows.