reform package should be, in to build a stronger alliance to resist whatever more limited version of suffrage the Beijing and Hong Kong Executive Council offered. 1: Sub Players in the Struggle to Reform the Election of the Chief Executive 2013-14 Key Sub Players Occupy Hong Kong with Love and and their 1. Achieve genuinely competitive supporters: elections for the position of Chief The Benny Tai, Kinman Chan, and Executive that met international “Trio” democratic standards. Reverend Yiu-ming Chu 2. Create to democratic Martin Lee “hub” parties and civil society groups Cardinal Zen 3. Create of civil disobedience” “era Jimmy Lai Moderate Democratic Parties, Functional Constituency 1. Achieve competitive elections where Legislators and Groups: members of democratic parties could be The Democratic nominated 2. Strengthen political parties The Party 3. Win popular support The Labour Party 4. Reform the functional constituencies Compound Hong Kong 2020 (Hong Kong 2020). Player Radical Democratic Parties: 1. Achieve public nomination of the League of Social Democrats Chief Executive. 2. Abolish functional constituencies People 3. Create enough pressure to facilitate direct action Student and NGO Groups: 1. Achieve public nomination of the The Hong Kong Federation of Students Chief Executive 2. Reform functional constituencies, if Scholarism not abolish them Civil Human Rights Front 3. Raise public awareness and encourage widespread mobilization Mainland Government Officials: 1. Maintain the Central Government’s Xi Jinping and the Politburo authority over HK 2.Ensure that universal suffrage does The Hong Kong Office of the State Council not create opportunities for the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government camp in the HKSAR The Executive Council of Hong Kong: 1. Ensure the re-election by promoting Chief Executive CY Leung a nominating committee based on the Pro-Beijing/ current Election Committee Chief Secretary Carrie Lam 2. Maintain good relations with CCP Regime 3. Stop OHKLP’s plan “occupy” Pro-Beijing Political Parties and Unions: 1. Maintain power by ensuring for the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Chief Executive becomes the nominating Committee for the Chief Kong (DAB) Executive. New People’s Party 2. Delegitimize OHKLP and keep civil Liberal Party disobedience from occurring. The Federation of Trade Unions
reform package should be, in to build a stronger alliance to resist whatever more limited version of suffrage the Beijing and Hong Kong Executive Council offered. 1: Sub Players in the Struggle to Reform the Election of the Chief Executive 2013-14 Key Sub Players Compound Player Occupy Hong Kong with Love and and their supporters: The “Trio” Benny Tai, Kinman Chan, and Reverend Yiu-ming Chu Martin Lee Cardinal Zen Jimmy Lai 1. Achieve genuinely competitive elections for the position of Chief Executive that met international democratic standards. 2. Create “hub” to democratic parties and civil society groups 3. Create “era of civil disobedience” Moderate Democratic Parties, Functional Constituency Legislators and Groups: The Democratic The Party The Labour Party Hong Kong 2020 1. Achieve competitive elections where members of democratic parties could be nominated 2. Strengthen political parties 3. Win popular support 4. Reform the functional constituencies (Hong Kong 2020). Radical Democratic Parties: League of Social Democrats People 1. Achieve public nomination of the Chief Executive. 2. Abolish functional constituencies 3. Create enough pressure to facilitate direct action Student and NGO Groups: The Hong Kong Federation of Students Scholarism Civil Human Rights Front 1. Achieve public nomination of the Chief Executive 2. Reform functional constituencies, if not abolish them 3. Raise public awareness and encourage widespread mobilization Pro-Beijing/ Regime Mainland Government Officials: Xi Jinping and the Politburo The Hong Kong Office of the State Council Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR 1. Maintain the Central Government’s authority over HK 2.Ensure that universal suffrage does not create opportunities for the camp The Executive Council of Hong Kong: Chief Executive CY Leung Chief Secretary Carrie Lam 1. Ensure the re-election by promoting a nominating committee based on the current Election Committee 2. Maintain good relations with CCP 3. Stop OHKLP’s “occupy” plan Pro-Beijing Political Parties and Unions: Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) New People’s Party Liberal Party The Federation of Trade Unions 1. Maintain power by ensuring for the Chief Executive becomes the nominating Committee for the Chief Executive. 2. Delegitimize OHKLP and keep civil disobedience from occurring.
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