What the Hong Kong demonstrations are about: The 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration, which spells out the terms for transfer of Hong Kong from British to Chinese control stipulates that Hong Kong shall have “a high degree of autonomy” in matters other than national defense and foreign policy, while the Basic Law, Hong Kong’s functional constitution, states that universal suffrage is the “ultimate aim” for the selection of the chief executive, the top leader, as well as members of the Legislative Council....The current protests are a response to China’s decision on August 31 to impose a stringent screening mechanism that effectively bars candidates the central government in Beijing dislikes from nomination for chief executive. hrw.org/news/2014/09/30/hong-kong-free-peaceful-protesters-avoid-excessive-force
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 18:33:03 +0000
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