https://www.scmp.com/rss/322603/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Since August 2014, when the National People’s Congress Standing Committee publicised its decision to retain the vetting procedure for civil nomination for the 2017 chief executive election, there has been political pandemonium in Hong Kong, resulting in, among other things, the Occupy Central movement. Pro-democracy groups condemned the Standing Committee’s decision, claiming that such a selection mechanism was contrary to the international standards of “universal suffrage” and the right to... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1943518/democracy-hong-kong-must-be-advanced-stages?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1943518/democracy-hong-kong-must-be-advanced-stages?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 May 2016 09:22:46 +0000