HK seeks Beijing interpretation on chief term and Its Foreseeable Aftermath
FT: HK seeks Beijing interpretation on chief term.
The interpretation will be released on April 27. [ via Simon World]
"Hundreds of Hong Kong lawyers are expected to march against the government's decision to seek Beijing's interpretation of the Basic Law...to signify the damage done to Hong Kong's legal system by the interpretation move, which is viewed as damaging Hong Kong's autonomy and rule of law," the UPI reports.
The Standard reports: "organizers of two historic July 1 demonstrations that brought half a million protesters into the streets in 2003 and 2004 say they plan another rally this July 1 to protest against the planned interpretation."
Additional commentaries and critiques in mp3 format by Kenneth Chan and Cyd Ho (in Cantonese): Part 1 and Part 2.
"Hong Kong has asked Beijing to interpret its constitution’s provisions on the replacement of a chief executive, in a move that will further deepen tensions with the territory’s pro-democracy movement.
Donald Tsang, who took over as acting chief executive last month following the resignation of Tung Chee-hwa two years before his term ended, told legislators on Wednesday he had asked China’s State Council, or cabinet, to ask a committee in the national legislature to interpret the Basic Law at the end of this month.
If the National People’s Congress Standing Committee complies with the request, as is expected, it would mark the third such intervention since the former British colony returned to Chinese sovereignty in 1997."
The interpretation will be released on April 27. [ via Simon World]
"Hundreds of Hong Kong lawyers are expected to march against the government's decision to seek Beijing's interpretation of the Basic Law...to signify the damage done to Hong Kong's legal system by the interpretation move, which is viewed as damaging Hong Kong's autonomy and rule of law," the UPI reports.
The Standard reports: "organizers of two historic July 1 demonstrations that brought half a million protesters into the streets in 2003 and 2004 say they plan another rally this July 1 to protest against the planned interpretation."
Additional commentaries and critiques in mp3 format by Kenneth Chan and Cyd Ho (in Cantonese): Part 1 and Part 2.
