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1. News - Hong Kong

   Civic Party may back 'genuine' universal suffrage plan

   Posted Dec 27th 2012, 09:12pm by Colleen Lee

   ... News Hong Kong Universal Suffrage Colleen Lee The Civic Party is willing to consider a “genuine” proposal from the government on electing the chief executive by universal suffrage in 2017 without waiting to see its plans for the 2020 Legco election. The party’s leader, Alan Leong Kah-kit, said on Thursday that “if [the government] puts forth a genuine universal suffrage proposal ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1113731/ccivic-party-could-back-genuine-universal-suffrage
2. News - Hong Kong - POLITICS

   US diplomat under fire for 'meddling'

   Posted May 17th 2013, 12:00am by Danny Mok

   ... Stephen Young as he addressed the American Chamber of Commerce. Responding to media queries about universal suffrage in the city, Young said that it could be achieved in different ways, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1239389/us-diplomat-under-fire-meddling
3. News - Hong Kong

   Martin Lee puts 'wrong' proposal down to mental fatigue

   Posted Apr 12th 2013, 06:34pm by Tony Cheung

   ... such a retraction would make negotiations between the mainland officials and pan-democrats on the issue of universal suffrage and the chief executive election possible again. Lee's proposal included ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1213164/martin-lee-puts-wrong-proposal-down-mental-fatigue
4. News - Hong Kong - POLITICS

   Occupy Central pioneer Dr Benny Tai Yiu-ting sounds a dire warning

   Posted Mar 28th 2013, 01:09pm by JOSHUA BUT

   ... News Hong Kong Occupy Central Universal Suffrage Joshua But Hongkongers may emigrate or protest violently if Beijing rejects universal suffrage, activist says If Beijing denies Hong Kong genuine universal suffrage, some residents might emigrate and others turn to a violent struggle for democracy, the man behind the Occupy Central civil disobedience plan warned yesterday. Dr Benny ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1201773/denying-hk-genuine-universal-suffrage-may-lead-violence-warns
5. News - Hong Kong

   Chief Executive candidates must 'back one-party system'

   Posted Mar 27th 2013, 06:55pm by Lai Ying-kit

   ... executive. Qiao’s remarks appeared to be an attempt to set the tone for an increasingly intense debate on how Hong Kong will introduce universal suffrage as the method for electing the chief ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1201140/chief-executive-candidates-must-back-one-party-system
6. News - Hong Kong - PUBLIC EYE

   It's time to get real about democracy in city

   Posted Mar 13th 2013, 12:00am by Michael Chugani

   ... state leaders made clear that chief executives elected under universal suffrage starting in 2017 must love Hong Kong and China. What's so outrageous about that? Should we instead elect ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1189366/its-time-get-real-about-democracy-city
7. Comment - Letters

   Democracy no barrier to investment

   Posted May 10th 2013, 12:00am by LETTERS

   ... Comment Letters Democracy Universal Suffrage Business Investment Anson Chan gave an excellent talk recently about the future for democracy in Hong Kong. The Basic Law defines universal suffrage as the right of each citizen to vote and to be elected to public office. However, Beijing has added a condition, not mentioned in the Basic Law, that the chief executive must love ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/1234021/democracy-no-barrier-investment
8. News - Hong Kong

   Patriotism seems straightforward, but not in debate on Hong Kong's future

   Posted Apr 12th 2013, 12:00am by Tony Cheung

   ... But recent remarks by mainland officials insisting that the city's next chief executive - due to be elected under universal suffrage for the first time - must not oppose the central government ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1212383/patriotism-seems-straightforward-not-debate-hong-kongs-future
9. Comment - Insight & Opinion - MY TAKE

   47: the magic number of yes votes to pass constitutional reform

   Posted Feb 23rd 2013, 12:00am by Alex Lo

   ... Comment Insight & Opinion Universal Suffrage Constitutional Reform Legco Alex Lo alex.lo@scmp.com Forty seven. Let me repeat this number again: 47. That is the minimum number of yes votes required in the Legislative Council to pass any constitutional reform plan that will give Hong Kong universal suffrage. Many Hong Kong people, especially among our young activists whose ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1156601/47-magic-number-yes-votes-pass-constitutional-reform
10. News - Hong Kong - SUFFRAGE

    US urges Hong Kong to start early on talks for universal suffrage

    Posted May 16th 2013, 12:00am by Jennifer Ngo

    ... News Hong Kong Universal Suffrage Stephen Young Occupy Central Jennifer Ngo jennifer.ngo@scmp.com US consul general acknowledges 'painful' and 'tough' challenges to introduction of universal suffrage, but says debate is healthy Universal suffrage could be achieved in different ways but Hong Kong needed to stay true to its spirit, the United States' most ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1238532/us-urges-early-start-talks-universal-suffrage

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