Independence activist Benny Tai Yiu-ting shakes hands with a supporter during a rally in Hong Kong on October 1 with the aim of rejecting “authoritarian rule” and to demand the resignation of Hong Kong’s Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung. Photo: Sam Tsang Independence activist Benny Tai Yiu-ting shakes hands with a supporter during a rally in Hong Kong on October 1 with the aim of rejecting “authoritarian rule” and to demand the resignation of Hong Kong’s Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung. Photo: Sam Tsang
Independence activist Benny Tai Yiu-ting shakes hands with a supporter during a rally in Hong Kong on October 1 with the aim of rejecting “authoritarian rule” and to demand the resignation of Hong Kong’s Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung. Photo: Sam Tsang
Comment /  Opinion

Six reasons to feel positive about democracy in Hong Kong

Sonny Lo says although Hong Kong’s democracy movement may be at a low ebb, there are grounds for optimism for the future amid signs of pragmatism and the potential for dealmaking

Topic |   Hong Kong localism and independence
Sonny Lo
Sonny Lo

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Independence activist Benny Tai Yiu-ting shakes hands with a supporter during a rally in Hong Kong on October 1 with the aim of rejecting “authoritarian rule” and to demand the resignation of Hong Kong’s Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung. Photo: Sam Tsang Independence activist Benny Tai Yiu-ting shakes hands with a supporter during a rally in Hong Kong on October 1 with the aim of rejecting “authoritarian rule” and to demand the resignation of Hong Kong’s Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung. Photo: Sam Tsang
Independence activist Benny Tai Yiu-ting shakes hands with a supporter during a rally in Hong Kong on October 1 with the aim of rejecting “authoritarian rule” and to demand the resignation of Hong Kong’s Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung. Photo: Sam Tsang
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