Lawrence Zhang, Post-doctoral Fellow, Hong Kong University
Feb 27, 2015
The call for “real elections” has been the rallying cry of Hong Kong protestors, but open and direct elections of the Chief Executive may actually exacerbate the problem by introducing political gridlock. Lawrence Zhang explore three structural problems in the Hong Kong political system, highlighting the need to link up the Exco and Legco in a way that creates more effective and responsive government in practice as well as in the perception of the voting public.
Nov 18, 2014
Tuesday morning saw the beginning of the end of the pro-democracy protests that have wracked Hong Kong for nearly two months. Armed with a court order to clear
Oct 31, 2014
Hong Kong’s protesters have laid a minefield for big business. The city’s democracy debate is a deeply divisive issue. For companies, keeping quiet is less ri
Oct 29, 2014
Tuesday night marked one month since the day Hong Kong’s police attacked peaceful pro-democracy protesters with tear gas and pepper spray, inadvertently insp
Oct 28, 2014
The most surprising thing about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy campaigners is that they are still there. A month after a small group of students stormed a space o
Oct 28, 2014
The student groups of Occupy Central such as the Hong Kong Federation of Students had planned to hold a "referendum" but suddenly canceled it yesterday. Wang
Wu Sike, Member on Foreign Affairs Committee, CPPCC
Oct 23, 2014
Reflecting on recent media coverage of “The Umbrella Revolution” in Hong Kong, Wu Sike outlines the three ways in which a “color revolution” typically unfolds and provides his explanation for why the political reform process will continue without being influenced by the demonstrations in Hong Kong.
Oct 22, 2014
Hong Kong saw history Tuesday evening as five government officials faced off in a live televised dialogue with student leaders wearing black T-shirts emblazoned
Oct 22, 2014
Three weeks after the protests in Hong Kong began in earnest, student protest leaders and government officials held a long-awaited dialogue. The Hong Kong Feder
Zhang Weiwei, Professor, Fudan University
Oct 22, 2014
Those in Hong Kong championing democracy should pay attention to the history of democratization around the world. The results are not so straightforward, and often involve painful sacrifice, writes Zhang Weiwei.