The time of "One Country, two system" is dead!
Despite a short-lived protest from the democrats, Pro-Beijing camp's favourite Starry Lee of the DAB party has been elected House Committee Chairperson of the Legislative Council, winning an overwhelming majority of the votes. It is evident that the local legislation and even elections within the legislature have been interfered with by the central government in #Beijing , which keeps ignoring its part of commitment stipulated in the Sino-British Joint Declaration. It is yet another sign of the demise of ‘One Country, Two Systems’.
Chinese officials have announced plans to impose sweeping new controversial laws on Hong Kong after last year's pro-democracy unrest, the implications of which activists say could be "deadly dangerous" and a "knockout blow" to the "one country, two systems" principle.
The controversial National Security Law would ban secession, foreign interference, terrorism and all seditious activities aimed at toppling the central government and any external interference in the former British colony. The Chinese government thinks that it could silence Hongkongers’ voices by force and fear, yet it does trigger their anger to a greater extent. Also, it thinks that Hong Kong could bring them lucrative economic benefits and could be easily controlled as mainland.
However, it doesn't understand that the real causes of Hong Kong's success are Hongkongers' diligence and creativity, the Laissez-Faire policy, and the rule of law. There is close economic relation between Hong Kong and other countries due to its stable economy and successful judiciary system. Thus, international companies trust that Hong Kong is a reliable place to be invested in.
In fact, mainland China used Hong Kong as a springboard to connect the world in the past. However, China's interference with Hong Kong's local affairs has caused Hong Kong economic growth dropped sharply, as such global companies have been starting to quit the market of Hong Kong since the city’s #freedom and high degree of #autonomy are being eroded.
Although Hongkongers are facing creeping meddling brought from authoritarianism, Hongkongers will not give up. It is because Hongkongers receive supports from all over the world and they know that they are not left behind.
“I don’t know what it is, because nobody knows yet. If it happens, we’ll address that issue very strongly”, said Donald Trump. “We demand the Canadian government and the international community to immediately revoke Hong Kong’s special administrative status. We must consider Hong Kong’s democratic future outside of the confines of the One-China fantasy”, Alliance Canada Hong Kong states.
Therefore, we Hongkongers are not afraid of the #tyranny. We keep fighting against the unfair system and fighting for what we deserved -freedom. The resilience of #Hongkongers shall not be underestimated because we are water. We shall not stop our protests and revolution - not until we win.
"We shall defend our island. Whatever the cost maybe. We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the fields and in the streets. We shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender."
--- Winston S. Churchill, June 4, 1940.
#China #CCP #OneCountryTwoSystem
#democracy #FightForFreedom
#SOSHongKong #NationalSecurityLaw #Churchill #OneCountryOneSystem
Source:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-22/china-to-propose-national-security-legislation-for-hong-kong/12274202
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/05/22/this-is-the-end-of-hong-kong-reactions-pour-in-as-beijing-proposes-security-law/
Despite a short-lived protest from the democrats, Pro-Beijing camp's favourite Starry Lee of the DAB party has been elected House Committee Chairperson of the Legislative Council, winning an overwhelming majority of the votes. It is evident that the local legislation and even elections within the legislature have been interfered with by the central government in #Beijing , which keeps ignoring its part of commitment stipulated in the Sino-British Joint Declaration. It is yet another sign of the demise of ‘One Country, Two Systems’.
Chinese officials have announced plans to impose sweeping new controversial laws on Hong Kong after last year's pro-democracy unrest, the implications of which activists say could be "deadly dangerous" and a "knockout blow" to the "one country, two systems" principle.
The controversial National Security Law would ban secession, foreign interference, terrorism and all seditious activities aimed at toppling the central government and any external interference in the former British colony. The Chinese government thinks that it could silence Hongkongers’ voices by force and fear, yet it does trigger their anger to a greater extent. Also, it thinks that Hong Kong could bring them lucrative economic benefits and could be easily controlled as mainland.
However, it doesn't understand that the real causes of Hong Kong's success are Hongkongers' diligence and creativity, the Laissez-Faire policy, and the rule of law. There is close economic relation between Hong Kong and other countries due to its stable economy and successful judiciary system. Thus, international companies trust that Hong Kong is a reliable place to be invested in.
In fact, mainland China used Hong Kong as a springboard to connect the world in the past. However, China's interference with Hong Kong's local affairs has caused Hong Kong economic growth dropped sharply, as such global companies have been starting to quit the market of Hong Kong since the city’s #freedom and high degree of #autonomy are being eroded.
Although Hongkongers are facing creeping meddling brought from authoritarianism, Hongkongers will not give up. It is because Hongkongers receive supports from all over the world and they know that they are not left behind.
“I don’t know what it is, because nobody knows yet. If it happens, we’ll address that issue very strongly”, said Donald Trump. “We demand the Canadian government and the international community to immediately revoke Hong Kong’s special administrative status. We must consider Hong Kong’s democratic future outside of the confines of the One-China fantasy”, Alliance Canada Hong Kong states.
Therefore, we Hongkongers are not afraid of the #tyranny. We keep fighting against the unfair system and fighting for what we deserved -freedom. The resilience of #Hongkongers shall not be underestimated because we are water. We shall not stop our protests and revolution - not until we win.
"We shall defend our island. Whatever the cost maybe. We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the fields and in the streets. We shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender."
--- Winston S. Churchill, June 4, 1940.
#China #CCP #OneCountryTwoSystem
#democracy #FightForFreedom
#SOSHongKong #NationalSecurityLaw #Churchill #OneCountryOneSystem
Source:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-22/china-to-propose-national-security-legislation-for-hong-kong/12274202
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/05/22/this-is-the-end-of-hong-kong-reactions-pour-in-as-beijing-proposes-security-law/
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'Knockout blow': China plans controversial new national security legislation for Hong Kong
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