Prospects for Democracy in Hong Kong: The 2012 Election Reforms

Michael F. Martin

Prospects for Democracy in Hong Kong: The 2012 Election Reforms

Support for the democratization of Hong Kong has been an element of U.S. foreign policy for over seventeen years. The democratization of Hong Kong is also enshrined in the Basic Law, Hong Kong’s quasi-constitution that was passed by China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) prior to China’s...