Pan-dems mustn't let historic chance slip away
This week, we will know whether Hong Kong's five million eligible voters will be able to elect the chief executive through "one person, one vote" in 2017. //--> Carrie Lam Monday, June 15, 2015...
View ArticleHong Kong election bill faces likely defeat by lawmakers
Hong Kong election reform proposals that sparked massive street protests last year in the southern Chinese financial center are being presented Wednesday to the legislature, where it faces likely...
View ArticleBeijing Brushes Aside Hong Kong's Rejection Of Electoral Reform
12:59 PM ET Scott Neuman Twitter i Supporters of free and open elections in Hong Kong march through the city streets ahead of a crucial vote on political reform in the city's Legislative Council. Alex...
View ArticleWho is the biggest loser after rejection of 2017 electoral reform proposal?
The failure of government officials, pan-democrats and the pro-establishment camp to reach a consensus on political reform culminated in the expected rebuff of the government proposal for the 2017...
View ArticleDecision on reform 'stays despite veto'
China's top legislature said on Thursday its decision on Hong Kong's electoral reforms, announced in August, would remain in force despite being vetoed by city lawmakers. After a nine-hour debate,...
View ArticleCritical time for HK reform
For years, the people of Hong Kong have not been as anxious about their future as they are today. On Wednesday, they were holding their breath as the Legislative Council started deliberating on the...
View ArticleHK youth seek new way to democracy
With the defeat last week of the Beijing-backed political reform plan they slammed as a “fake democracy,” Hong Kong’s young protesters are questioning how to take their fight forward as the gulf...
View ArticleHK lawmakers reject election reform motion
China's Hong Kong Legislative Council on Thursday vetoed a motion of the proposed universal suffrage for selecting the region's next chief executive in 2017. After a nine-hour debate which started on...
View ArticleHong Kong election bill faces likely defeat by lawmakers
Hong Kong election reform proposals that sparked massive street protests last year in the southern Chinese financial center are being presented Wednesday to the legislature, where it faces likely...
View ArticleRonny Tong's resignation the latest sign that the feuding pan-democrats are...
After months of speculation, the end was swift. All eyes had been on lawmaker Ronny Tong Ka-wah since Sunday night as rumours swirled he was going to quit politics. Tong woke up earlier than usual...
View ArticleHong Kong's democracy debate
18 June 2015 From the section China Hong Kong has its own legal system, with rights such as freedom of assembly and free speech protected Hong Kong legislators have rejected a reform package that would...
View ArticleHong Kong election bill faces likely defeat by lawmakers
Hong Kong election reform proposals that sparked massive street protests last year in the southern Chinese financial center are being presented Wednesday to the legislature, where it faces likely...
View ArticleRonny Tong's resignation the latest sign that the feuding pan-democrats are...
After months of speculation, the end was swift. All eyes had been on lawmaker Ronny Tong Ka-wah since Sunday night as rumours swirled he was going to quit politics. Tong woke up earlier than usual...
View ArticleVote to begin on Hong Kong's election reform
The Hong Kong legislature is set to debate the single largest democratic reform in the city's history on Wednesday as a handful of lawmakers hold in their hands the fate of more...
View ArticleUnity needed so we can deal with pressing livelihood issues
The Hong Kong Civic Association considers it a matter of much regret that the government's political reform proposal for the chief executive to be elected by universal suffrage, one person one vote, in...
View ArticleHK moves toward true universal suffrage
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government will submit its constitutional reform plan to the Legislative Council on Wednesday. The first Hong Kong chief executive (CE) was chosen by a...
View Article'Colonial mentality' still haunts Hong Kong
The opposition "pan-democracy" camp vetoed the Hong Kong Special Administration Region government's universal suffrage plan for the 2017 chief executive's election on June 18, and thus halted the...
View ArticlePan-dems mustn't let historic chance slip away
This week, we will know whether Hong Kong's five million eligible voters will be able to elect the chief executive through "one person, one vote" in 2017. //--> Carrie Lam Monday, June 15, 2015...
View ArticleHong Kong's future hinges on pan-democrats' vote on political reform
This week, we will know whether Hong Kong's 5 million eligible voters will be able to elect the chief executive through "one person, one vote" in 2017. On Wednesday, the secretary for constitutional...
View ArticleHK legislature vetoes universal suffrage motion
BEIJING/HONG KONG, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong legislative council on Thursday vetoed a motion of the proposed universal suffrage for selection of the region's next chief executive. A total of 28...
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