HKU Conference: Hong Kong Political Reform Series: Deadlock Broken – What Next? November 2010

In 2004 the National Democratic Institute (NDI) collaborated with the Centre for Comparative and Public Law (CCPL) to sponsor the first of a series of events in the NDI’s Developing Political Parties program.

Hong Kong Political Reform Series

This was expanded in 2009, when the NDI partnered with the CCPL to launch the Hong Kong Political Reform Series, a conference series that promotes dialogue on political reform among different sectors of the Hong Kong community, including citizens, politicians, academics, and think-tanks.  Source: http://designdemocracy.hk/about-us/?lang=en

The following conferences/seminars were held in this series:

• Breaking the Deadlock. October 2009,
• Will it Break the Deadlock? January 2010,
• Deadlock Broken – What Next? November 2010,
• New Voices on Hong Kong Political Reform. February 2011,
• What is Happening to Our Political System? April 2012. 

In terms of this partnership, the NDI got access to the name, brand and reputation of HKU to legitimize and expand their programs, whilst Professor Johannes CHAN continued in his role of powerbroker in Hong Kong politics.

Some of the ‘guests’ at these events were also prominent journalists and political commentators, which allowed the NDI to control the narrative by subverting the press in Hong Kong.

Conference poster

Front of conference poster

Back of conference poster

Conference details

Date: 27 November 2010

Venue: Meng Wah Complex, HKU.

Organisers: CCPL, NDI and Centre for Civil Society and Governance.

Chairperson

·         Prof Michael Davis, Professor of Law, CUHK;

·         Steve Vines, Political Commentator;

·         Ruy YEP, Research Director, SynergyNet;

Speakers

·         Prof Albert CHAN (HKU), Member, Basic Law Committee;

·         Prof Michael DeGolyer, Director, Hong Kong Transition Project;

·         Albert HO, Legislator, Chairman, Democratic Party;

·         Regina IP, Legislator, Chairperson, Savantas Policy Institute;

·         Allen LEE, Former NPC Delegate;

·         Alan LEONG, Legislator, Vice Chairman, Civic Party;

·         MA Ngok, Assoc Prof, Dept of Government and Public Admin, CUHK;

·         Ronny TONG, Legislator, Executive Committee Member, Civic Party;

·         Ada WONG, Chair, Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture;

·         Jimmy WONG, District Councillor, (TaiPo).

Conference photographs

The following are some of the photographs taken at this conference:

Panel chaired by Professor Michael Davis

Panel chaired by journalist Steve Vines

Panel chaired by Ruy Yep, SynergyNet, with Albert HO, Chairman of the Democratic Party

Alan LEONG Kah-kit, Vice-chair, Civic Party

Professor Albert CHAN

Eliza LEE

Professor Michael DeGolyer

Professor Richard Cullen

Margaret NG

Jennifer Anne Eagleton of the Civic Party

Margaret NG, Michael Davis, Simon YOUNG, with Belinda Winterbourne and Steven TONG of the NDI

Journalist Steve Vines holding court

Photo credits

Hong Kong Political Reform Series on Facebook. Deadlock Broken. What Next? Posted on 27 November 2010. 

https://www.facebook.com/HongKongPoliticalReformSeries/?fref=nf