The lack of sovereignty, the Umbrella Movement, and democratisation in Hong Kong
S Ortmann - Asia Pacific Law Review, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Hong Kong's struggle for democracy reached its peak in 2014 with an electoral reform
proposal by the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee that would have
limited the type of candidates in future Chief Executive's elections and would have thus
reduced their representativeness. Unsurprisingly, it was rejected by democracy supporters
across the board. Instead, activists chose to protest for representative democracy by
blocking major roads during the Umbrella Movement. Even though the movement was …
proposal by the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee that would have
limited the type of candidates in future Chief Executive's elections and would have thus
reduced their representativeness. Unsurprisingly, it was rejected by democracy supporters
across the board. Instead, activists chose to protest for representative democracy by
blocking major roads during the Umbrella Movement. Even though the movement was …