A long awaited consultation paper from the Hong Kong government on the future election of the Chief executive is very disappointing for pro-democracy activists.
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/news/ article_1328709.php/ Democracy_stonewalled_in_Hong_Kong_political_reform_paper

For Philip Bowring, the new goverment consultation Green Paper on constitutional development muddies the debate and obsures the truth.
http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view& amp;id=578&Itemid=31

Jacques wrote:

QUOTE:
For Philip Bowring, the new goverment consultation Green Paper on constitutional development muddies the debate and obsures the truth.

http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view& amp;id=578&Itemid=31

the great clamour according to the papers is

universal suffrage-

but life continues in its upward movement,
there is freedom to everything except for

anti subversive laws- and the long awaited
universal suffrage.





.<br><br>Post edited by: linsi, at: 2007/07/17 08:12

I was in Hong Kong when Xu Jiatun was the boss of Xinhua Agency there, in fact the official representative of Beijing in the the territory. I met him twice and all the diplomats were waiting his statements as a message from Beijing in that such important time for Hong Kong. When he left his position and desappeared, it was a big question to the China Watchers. So, thanks to Asia Observer we have tha answer.
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp; task=view&amp;id=621&amp;Itemid=31<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2007/08/09 23:41

Thousands of people turned out for a pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong on 7 October 2007 to demand the right to pick the city's leader and entire legislature in 2012
http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Asia/Story/ A1Story20071007-28833.html

yes, 1-country-2-system works perfectly.......

because linsi can enjoy her freedom of speech here, while I have to use a proxy server to leave my message here because of fear of persecution.

Hi Xiao Xiao, I have compation, I am obliged to do the same as you

According to Anson Chan, formerly a top government official and now a Hong Kong democracy icon, says increasing signs of self censorship in local press
http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Asia/Story/ A1Story20071114-36800.html

HONG KONG's CHIEF EXECUTIVE TSANG BATS DIRECT ELECTIONS BY 2017

Chief Executive Donald Tsang has urged Beijing to allow direct elections &quot;by now later that 2017&quot; in a report showing most Hong Hongers want to be able to pick their leader in 2012. He also suggested for the first time, the setting up of a timetable towards full democracy, the thorniest political issue in Hong Kong
http://www.asianewsnet.net/news.php?aid=13944<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2007/12/13 19:50

29 December 2007

Beijing said that the direct election of the Chief Executive MAY BE directly elected in 2017 while Hong Kong democrats demanded 2012.

Here is the news by Aljazeera
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/612B9715-BB72-4AB5-A822- AE0FCB751EEE.htm

The comment in the IHT
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/30/asia/hong.php

And the full text of the NPC decision
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/29/content_7334596.htm<br>< br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2007/12/31 19:22