4.19 Silent March in Hong Kong
4.19 Silent March photos by 1of@kind.
UPI: "Some 500 lawyers dressed in dark suits held a silent march in Hong Kong to protest Beijing's interference in the city's autonomy and rule of law.
About 850 people, including law students and supporters, took part in Tuesday evening's march from Hong Kong's High Court to the Court of Final Appeal. The march was in protest of the imminent interpretation of the city's Basic Law by the National People's Congress Standing Committee in Beijing, over the term of office of Hong Kong's next chief executive."
1of@kind, a law student in Hong Kong said: "the problem is, they are seeking for a so-called "re-interpretation" of the law when the wordings of the law is already clear and unambiguous."
The march was silent because there is nothing much left to be said.
Michael DeGolyer: "Rules really are made to be followed, not broken." [via Simon World]
"Though Democrats strongly support chief executive election reform in 2007, they believe more strongly that the rules as set down constitutionally must be followed. Even if the outcome is good this time - ensuring reform in 2007 and putting a competent person in charge - breaking process weakens the overall power of the law to constrain bad behavior."
