Comments on: Hong Kong: Universal Suffrage Not Later Than 2017

By: remi

remi — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:38:31 +0000

Yes, we did not push for universal suffrage nor independence while under British governance, or, if there was such an effort, I stand corrected: We did not push hard enough. Yes, only 18K of us could still see the reason in calling for the Vote for each man. If there were more, forgive my ignorance, they did not show. Yes, year 2009 is half gone, and we are not any closer to universal suffrage than we were 144 months and 6 days ago. … Wow, I said three yes’s today, that’s like a zillion years ahead of the SAR government; they cannot say one yes for 12 years in a row!

By: leo

leo — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:44:44 +0000

It is really strange to see ” pan-dem” claiming themselves to represent the majority of HK people’s opinion —that 2012 is a must for so called universal suffrage of CE or legco. Only 18000 out of 7 million people bother to submit some form of written material to express their support or opposition of universal suffrage. The recent opinion poll reflects great majority of HK people accept the resolution of the National People Representative Standing Committe about the 2017 CE election. That reflects the so called representative pan-dem are not truely representative at all.

By: Charles Liu

Charles Liu — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:08:41 +0000

Maybe Ms. Chan can benefit from a little bit of historical perspective: when did the US achieve “universal sufferage”?

By: mahathir_fan

mahathir_fan — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:11:27 +0000

All this call for universal suffrage is very nobel. My only question is still: why didn’t you guys push for universal suffrage and independence while you were still under the British government?