China's “one country, two systems” model elaborated in the 1984 Sino-British Joint
Declaration and the 1990 Hong Kong Basic Law promise Hong Kong a high degree of
autonomy, universal suffrage, human rights and the rule of law. The June 2014 Chinese
White Paper on the “one country, two systems” model and the August 2014 NPC Standing
Committee decision on democratic development undermined both the rule of law and Hong
Kong's democratic development. This essay argues Hong Kong's “one country, two systems” …