Carrie Lam spurs outrage among Hong Kong protesters for not taking petition as promised

Carrie Lam, the front runner in Hong Kong’s chief executive election, angered grassroots protesters Friday when she walked away and left a forum through a back door instead of taking their petition as promised.
As long as there is no universal suffrage, Hong Kong cannot have a real democracy. Article 39 of the Hong Kong Basic Law and the two Conventions protect the people's right to self-determination, and the people have the right to vote in referendums on any public issue. The people of Hong Kong should adhere to the two conventions and stage a referendum to decide their future. Otherwise, when dictatorship becomes a reality, it will be the duty of the people to resist. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.