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Article: Legalizing Politics: an Evaluation of Hong Kong’s Recent Attempt at Democratization
Title | Legalizing Politics: an Evaluation of Hong Kong’s Recent Attempt at Democratization |
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Authors | |
Keywords | China democratization hegemonic election HongKong umbrellamovement universal suffrage |
Issue Date | 2017 |
Publisher | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc Publishers. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.liebertpub.com/ELJ |
Citation | Election Law Journal, 2017, v. 16 n. 2, p. 296-305 How to Cite? |
Abstract | In 1997, China resumed sovereignty over Hong Kong, promising in the latter's mini-constitution the eventual election of its top executive post and legislature by universal suffrage. Yet, two decades on, Hong Kong's election system is still a long way from meeting that promise. The sluggish pace of democratic reform prompted the 2014 Umbrella Movement and has even spawned calls for the territory's independence. This article evaluates Hong Kong's 2014–2015 attempt at democratic reform. It will make two main points. First, while the reform package proposed in that period would have widened the franchise for the chief executive (CE) election, its acceptance would have made it harder for Hong Kong to negotiate for a genuinely equal and universal system in the future. Hence, it was right for the legislature to veto it. Second, the Hong Kong government, being a key institutional player, should have, but failed to, fully utilize the constitutional space available to it for reform. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/249644 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.3 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.558 |
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dc.contributor.author | Chan, CSW | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-11-21T03:05:03Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-11-21T03:05:03Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Election Law Journal, 2017, v. 16 n. 2, p. 296-305 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1533-1296 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/249644 | - |
dc.description.abstract | In 1997, China resumed sovereignty over Hong Kong, promising in the latter's mini-constitution the eventual election of its top executive post and legislature by universal suffrage. Yet, two decades on, Hong Kong's election system is still a long way from meeting that promise. The sluggish pace of democratic reform prompted the 2014 Umbrella Movement and has even spawned calls for the territory's independence. This article evaluates Hong Kong's 2014–2015 attempt at democratic reform. It will make two main points. First, while the reform package proposed in that period would have widened the franchise for the chief executive (CE) election, its acceptance would have made it harder for Hong Kong to negotiate for a genuinely equal and universal system in the future. Hence, it was right for the legislature to veto it. Second, the Hong Kong government, being a key institutional player, should have, but failed to, fully utilize the constitutional space available to it for reform. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc Publishers. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.liebertpub.com/ELJ | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Election Law Journal | - |
dc.rights | Election Law Journal. Copyright © Mary Ann Liebert, Inc Publishers. | - |
dc.rights | Final publication is available from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers http://dx.doi.org/[insert DOI] | - |
dc.subject | China | - |
dc.subject | democratization | - |
dc.subject | hegemonic election | - |
dc.subject | HongKong | - |
dc.subject | umbrellamovement | - |
dc.subject | universal suffrage | - |
dc.title | Legalizing Politics: an Evaluation of Hong Kong’s Recent Attempt at Democratization | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chan, CSW: corachan@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Chan, CSW=rp01296 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1089/elj.2016.0407 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85021096279 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 283022 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 16 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 296 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 305 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000403935300011 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |
dc.identifier.ssrn | 3102419 | - |
dc.identifier.hkulrp | 2018/009 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1533-1296 | - |