More than 60 villagers and activists from Yuen Long’s Wang Chau area marched – some on their knees – from Chater Garden in Central to the office of the chief executive-elect Monday to protest against what they consider to be an “unjust” housing development plan that will see at least 180 households displaced.
Relevant provisions of the one country, two systems doctrine note that China cannot interfere in Hong Kong affairs, yet Beijing constantly meddles in the internal affairs of the SAR. It is clear that the one country, two systems doctrine is very shaky. Article 39 of the Basic Law guarantees the right of Hong Kong’s people to self-determination, and they have the right to call for a referendum on any public issue. The people of Hong Kong should adhere to the two conventions and call for a referendum to decide their future. Otherwise when dictatorship becomes a reality, they will be obliged to resist.