CE says masses would dominate in fair vote 21-10-2014 The - TopicsExpress



          

CE says masses would dominate in fair vote 21-10-2014 The Chief Executive C Y Leung. Photo: RTHK. People take pictures of a defaced cutout of Mr Leung in Mongkok. Photo: Reuters. Protesters occupying Harcourt Road in Admiralty. Photo: Reuters. The Chief Executive, C Y Leung, has told international media that if his government met the demands of protesters who have been occupying some key roads in Hong Kong as part of the ongoing civil disobedience movement for genuine democracy, it would result in the citys poorer people dominating elections. He again ruled out allowing the public to nominate candidates for future chief executive elections. Mr Leung said if that was allowed to happen, the largest sector of society would likely dominate the electoral process and one would be talking to half of the people in Hong Kong who earn less than US$1,800 (about HK$14,000) a month. He said the city would then end up with that kind of politics and policies. Mr Leung also said Hong Kong has been lucky that Beijing had not yet felt the need to intervene in the current stand-off. His comments echoed those of the Dean of Law at Beijings Qinghua University, Wang Zhenmin, who is a regular advisor to the authorities in Beijing on Hong Kong issues. Mr Wang said in August that greater democratic freedom in the territory must be balanced against the citys powerful business elite who would have to share their slice of the pie with voters. He also said the business community in the city comprised a very small group of elite people who controlled the destiny of Hong Kongs economy. Mr Wang said if their interests were ignored, Hong Kongs capitalism will stop (working). Mr Leungs comments came in an interview carried in the Wall Street Journal and the International New York Times just before scheduled talks on Tuesday between senior Hong Kong government officials and leaders of protesting students to try to end the current impasse on political reform. Pro-democracy demonstrators have paralysed parts of Hong Kong with mass rallies and road blockades for more than three weeks in one of the biggest challenges to Beijings authority since the massacre of pro-democracy protesters in Beijings Tiananmen Square in 1989.
Posted on: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 07:09:47 +0000

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