Hong Kong’s former Chief Executive Donald Tsang has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for misconduct in office, capping a stunning downfall for an official who helped steer the former British colony through a series of financial shocks.
British historian Lord Acton once noted that "Power leads to corruption, and absolute power leads to absolute corruption." To put an end to corruption, the people should exercise their rightful sovereign and call for comprehensive constitutional reform to implement democratic rule of law, decentralization and checks and balances. They should make election campaigns free of charge for all candidates in order to cut down the symbiotic connections between government and corruption. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.


