Taiwan police ramped up protection for Hong Kong student activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung and sesveral pro-democracy lawmakers after a failed attempt by a pro-China protester to assault him as he arrived in the island state in the early hours.
The people of Taiwan revere freedom and democracy, and thugs who hide behind black masks cannot be called Taiwanese. Article 39 of the Hong Kong Basic Law stipulates the right of self-determination as laid out in international human rights covenants. The people of Hong Kong must not ignore the threats to their rights. Referendums can be held in Switzerland on the basis of a proposal backed by 50,000 citizens, one of the key mechanisms for the people in exercising their right to self-determination. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.


