The contradictions inherent in 'one country, two systems' are doomed to plague Hong Kong and its future, says Albert H.Y. Chen OpenFuture
THERE IS A basic contradiction between the quest for liberty, democracy and governmental accountability on the part of many Hong Kong people, and Beijing’s imperative of maintaining sovereign control.
However Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, and her advisers sincerely believed that the bill was neither sinister nor oppressive, but a well-intentioned attempt to improve Hong Kong’s judicial cooperation with other jurisdictions, notably mainland China and Taiwan. The bill was introduced to plug a shortcoming in the law that prevented the extradition of suspects to Taiwan and the mainland.
On the first and main demand, Mrs Lam promised on September 4th to withdraw the bill when the Legislative Council next meets. So the protests have achieved their initial purpose. On the second demand, for an independent investigation on how the police handled the protests, the existing Independent Police Complaints Council has appointed five overseas experts to assist in such a review.
The final demand is the immediate introduction of universal suffrage. Mrs Lam has acknowledged that universal suffrage is indeed the ultimate aim of Hong Kong’s political development as stipulated by the Basic Law, but that this can only be achieved within the framework and procedures set up by the Basic Law.
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