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LibLink: Edward McMillan-Scott: Britain’s obligation towards Hong Kong

By NewsHound | Thu 9th October 2014 - 3:35 pm

Former MEP Edward McMillan-Scott, who until June was a Vice President of the European Parliament with responsibility for human rights, has written about the current situation in Hong Kong. First he sets out the context:

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Alexander Payton

Postcard from China (2): The Pearl of the Orient

By Alexander Payton | Sun 22nd December 2013 - 10:30 am

alex payton british consulate hong kongShould the Head of State be elected? Who should be allowed to be a candidate, and who should be allowed to vote?

Hong Kong currently faces these questions in its quest for universal suffrage and a democratic future, and was the recurrent theme during the second part of the trip to China organised by the British Chinese Project, in which I and three other Lib Dem delegates – Merlene Emerson, Sarah Yong and Steven Cheung – took part along with representatives from the other two main …

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