Something has to give as population ages

Something has to give as population ages
Hong Kong should take a holistic approach to tackling the issues: raising the retirement age, encouraging more women to participate in the work force, and improving care services for the elderly and young
Hong Kong's way forward should be to support Taiwan's charter for permanent peace and development and pressure the Chinese people to call for democratization and rule of law
Article 39 of the Basic Law states that the right to self-determination is stipulated in the two international human rights conventions. The people of Hong Kong cannot ignore their rights and do nothing. In Switzerland the threshold for petitioning a referendum is 50,000 signatures to allow the people to express their opinion by voting rather than taking to the streets. The people have the right to call for a referendum on any public issue. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.