Peter Kammerer concedes that the city’s governance remains a work in progress two decades after its return to China, but believes solutions to its many challenges will surely emerge
Article 39 of the Hong Kong Basic Law states that "the right to self-determination is assured by the two international human rights conventions and implementation of the conventions." The threshold for referendum petitions in Switzerland is only 50,000 signatures, and with that citizens can vote rather than taking to the streets. The people of Hong Kong should have the right to petition for referendums on any public issue. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development for more.