... o-called "831 resolution" announced by the National People's Congress Standing Committee back in 2014 indicated that Beijing simply has a different and rather twisted notion of democracy, and the kind ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-05
... so-called 831 Resolution (Aug. 31, 2014) of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, which lays down the framework for the 2017 chief executive election. Also, Leung has made some ach ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-22
... so-called 831 resolution in 2014, which in effect disenfranchises the people of Hong Kong in the 2017 election for the chief executive and the 2020 Legco election. And the democratization process in o ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-20
... nced its “831 resolution”, which denied them universal suffrage in the 2017 election for chief executive. The unpopular decision triggered the monumental Occupy movement, which raised the political aw ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-03
... o-called “831 resolution” announced by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on August 31, 2014, regarding the arrangements for the 2017 election for Hong Kong's chief executive, an ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-19
While the pan-democrats remained completely silent during the 1st anniversary of the 831 Resolution, the pro-establishment and traditional leftist camps have been pretty busy attempting to bring down ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-04
... ry of the 831 Resolution in order to please the Communist Party. No wonder Lau Siu-kai, the former chief adviser of the Central Policy Unit, said the party is trying to guide the pan-democrats on the ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-02
... y of the “831 Resolution” which will be upon us in just a few days. It is understandable that the pan-democrats are deliberately giving this memorable day the cold shoulder because for them, it was a ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-26
... rk of the 831 Resolution. They were afraid that if the Hong Kong people were allowed to elect their own chief executive through a truly democratic process, someone they didn’t like might come to powe ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-04
... and the "831 resolution" of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee on Hong Kong's electoral framework marked a clear infringement of the city's autonomy as guaranteed under the Basic Law. ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-30
... unced the 831 resolution in violation of the Basic Law and basic democratic principles, Secretary Yuen again remained silent. Perhaps only history will tell who is actually doing more damage to the Ba ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-17
... k of the "831 resolution" was aimed at eliminating all the potential candidates who were collaborating with foreign hostile forces to undermine Beijing’s sovereignty over Hong Kong under the pretext o ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-04
... ce on the 831 resolution and the pan-democrats' demand for a genuine election under which voters can have real choices are not necessarily mutually exclusive. In order for both sides to find common gr ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-01
... o-called "831" resolution. The public statements were a political tactic on the part of the pan-democrats as they sought to force Beijing into making concessions. However, the strategy has proved fut ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-24
... that the 831 Resolution is in fact unconstitutional. However, this view contradicts the CY Leung and central government’s directives. Interestingly, he firmly believes that Chinese President Xi Jinpi ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-24
... mmittee's 831 Resolution (which sets out the framework for the 2017 chief executive election) to see if it is strictly in line with the constitution. In order to further define the jurisdiction of the ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-23
... over the "831 Resolution", and that if the reform package under the framework of the resolution eventually fails to pass Legco, there will be no question of restarting the so-called 5-step process of ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-12
... with its “831” resolution last year, the majority of the Hong Kong public remained highly patient, pragmatic and gentle in counting on the central government to deliver its promise. Never in a single ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-21
... he NPC's “831” resolution setting out the framework for the 2017 election for chief executive is putting them on a collision course with Beijing. In the face of the new developments, it is hard to ima ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-14
... inst the “831” resolution won’t even bother to look at the consultation paper in detail. All they will do is simply open a yellow umbrella and walk out, like the pan-democrats did during the Legislat ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-09
