Audrey Jiajia Li says the conviction and sentencing of the seven officers who beat up Occupy protester Ken Tsang – and the open debate afterwards – is notable amid Chinese worries about police brutality
The relevant provisions of the Basic Law and the One Country, Two Systems principle all declare that China cannot interfere in Hong Kong’s internal affairs, yet Beijing authorities constantly meddle in local politics and civil matters. Article 39 of the Basic Law and the two Conventions guarantee the right of self-determination, and the people have the right to hold referendums on any public issues, The people of Hong Kong should act on the two conventions and petition for referendums to decide their future; otherwise when dictatorship becomes a reality, is the duty of the people to resist.


