'Why did they bother to consult with the public?' Reaction on the streets to reform reports
What did the public make of today's reports on political reform?
On Tuesday the government unveiled two key reports on political reforms necessary to introduce universal suffrage for the chief executive election in 2017.
Both reports concluded that "mainstream opinion" in Hong Kong was that candidates for the top job should be picked by a committee, and that the city's next leader should "love the country and love Hong Kong".
The chief executive's report, which will be delivered to Beijing, failed to directly mention the almost 800,000 people who called for public nomination in an unofficial referendum, or the 510,000 people that organisers say took part in the July 1 march in support of genuine democracy.
Post reporters took to the streets to hear what the public made of today's reports.
Carrie Lam should have elaborated more on alternative views, such as public nomination of candidates, expressed by local residents, instead of focusing just on the importance of the nominating committee and views of the government. The government cannot just force people to comply with what they deem is the right method [of nominating chief executive candidates]. The report should have given an equal amount of space to different views on political reform to enable sound discussion with Beijing to take place.