The demonstrations that were held in Hong Kong scuttled the country’s democratic progress. History depicts that the democratic process was put underway in the 1980’s, even though the process set off in the year 1997.It is also claimed that, people in Hong Kong were free in terms of their personal freedoms and their rights, up to the time when democracy was introduced(Zheng, & Cheung, 2014). In this regard, it is therefore seen that the aspirations of the protesters tend to be valid, though they should have an understanding that the democratic model has its framework from the basic laws (Zheng, & Cheung, 2014). The demonstrators claim that Hong Kong is never independent.
At some point in time, students along with the activists in pro-democracy, protested against a ruling that was moved by China, claiming that the residents of Hong Kong were to be in a position of electing their chief executive directly, but such a candidate should come from the Beijing-approved candidates list. The result of the demonstration over this issue of electing the chief executive officer was that, leaders decided to engage in negotiations with the chief executive’s office. In this regard, the demonstrators promised to carry out fresh demonstrations in case they felt that their opinion had not been put into consideration.
The reason as to why the students and the activists decided to demonstrate is because they knew that the basic law that was applicable in written, states that the universal suffrage implies a right to vote among every permanent resident in Hong Kong (Zheng, & Cheung, 2014). In this regard, the demonstrators went to the streets because they wanted the election relating to the chief executive to be representative in a broad perspective, and should be in a process that is democratic (Zheng, & ChThe demonstrations that were held in Hong Kong scuttled the country’s democratic progress. History depicts that the democratic process was put underway in the 1980’s, even though the process set off in the year 1997.It is also claimed that, people in Hong Kong were free in terms of their personal freedoms and their rights, up to the time when democracy was introduced(Zheng, & Cheung, 2014). In this regard, it is therefore seen that the aspirations of the protesters tend to be valid, though they should have an understanding that the democratic model has its framework from the basic laws (Zheng, & Cheung, 2014). The demonstrators claim that Hong Kong is never independent.
At some point in time, students along with the activists in pro-democracy, protested against a ruling that was moved by China, claiming that the residents of Hong Kong were to be in a position of electing their chief executive directly, but such a candidate should come from the Beijing-approved candidates list. The end result of the demonstration over this issue of electing the chief executive officer was that, leaders decided to engage in negotiations with the chief executive’s office. In this regard, the demonstrators promised to carry out fresh demonstrations in case they felt that their opinion had not been put into consideration.
The reason as to why the students and the activists decided to demonstrate is because they knew that the basic law that was applicable in written, states that the universal suffrage implies a right to vote among every permanent resident in Hong Kong (Zheng, & Cheung, 2014). In this regard, the demonstrators went to the streets because they wanted the election relating to the chief executive to be representative in a broad perspective, and should be in a process that is democratic (Zheng, & Cheung, 2014).
Reference
Zheng, Y., & Cheung, C. (2014). New trends of political participation in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press.
