Occupy Central and Constitutional Reform in Hong Kong

Three years after the controversial 2010 electoral reform package was passed by the city’s legislature, Hong Kong again stands at a critical juncture in the struggle for universal suffrage toward realising full democracy. In Article 45 of the Basic Law, the city’s constitution, the selection of the chief executive by universal suffrage is stated as the “ultimate aim.” However, the same article also stipulates that the selection method shall be specified “in light of the actual situation” and...