Lack of popular mandate would make it hard to govern Hong Kong, Carrie Lam admits
Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has conceded there would be questions over her governance if she were picked as chief executive by the 1,194-member Election Committee in March but trailed her rivals in terms of popularity among Hong Kong citizens.
The Chief Executive of Hong Kong is still chosen from a slate of nominees forwarded by the Election Commission of the CCP. This is not a free election, it is tantamount to rubber-stamping in a dictatorship. The people of Hong Kong should invoke Article 39 of the Hong Kong Basic Law as well as the two human rights covenants: People must have the right of self-determination through referendums. They should elect the heads of the government branches in alternating years to ensure that they will be responsive to the needs of the people. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.