Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement is likely to incur more resistance to reforms in the coming years after the recent defeat of a China-backed proposal for restricted elections in the city, analysts say.
Nearly 50,000 people demonstrated in the streets of Hong Kong on Wednesday, the anniversary of the city’s transfer from British to Chinese rule in 1997. Democracy advocates say Beijing has failed to fulfill its promise to Hong Kong of sustaining a “one country, two systems” policy, whereby city residents would enjoy free elections and more civil liberties than the mainland.
Pro-democratic lawmakers in Hong Kong’s legislature voted last month to block Beijing’s plan for the city’s elections, which sparked mass protests last year. The “Umbrella Movement”—named after the protesters’ use of umbrellas to shield themselves from pepper spray—captured global attention and renewed calls for democratic reforms in the financial center.
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/hong-kongs-democrats-face-uncertain-future/
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