https://www.scmp.com/rss/324416/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Is Hong Kong’s Basic Law just another failed constitution? After 20 years, this question must be asked. Why? If Hong Kong citizens have “freedom of speech, of the press and of publication” (Basic Law, Article 27), then why did five Hong Kong publishers get kidnapped and held on the mainland in 2015? If Hong Kong citizens are to ultimately have “universal suffrage” (Article 45), then why are they still not able to have a democratic vote for their chief executive? If Hong Kong residents have... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2094057/should-hong-kongs-basic-law-be-scrapped-and-new-constitution?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2094057/should-hong-kongs-basic-law-be-scrapped-and-new-constitution?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 May 2017 06:44:39 +0000