NED Programs in Hong Kong : Kelvin SIT, NDI Program Manager in Hong Kong works with HKU on the US Government funded Design Democracy Project to support Occupy Central

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Kelvin SIT, NDI Program Manager in Hong Kong works with HKU on the US Government funded Design Democracy Project to support Occupy Central

Kelvin SIT Tak-O became NDI Program Manager in Hong Kong in February 2013 and in December 2013 he became involved in the Design Democracy Hong Kong project.

Kelvin SIT,
Photo credit: Charles MOK on Facebook. 16 December 2012

Assistance from Kelvin SIT, NDI Programme Manager in Hong Kong

According to Kelvin SIT’s Linkedin page in 2014 (information since removed), he recorded his involvement in the Design Democracy project as follows:

Projects - Design Democracy Hong Kong - December 2013

The Design Democracy Hong Kong website was built to promote a lawful and constructive bottom-up approach to constitutional and political reform in Hong Kong. It provides an online platform for anyone to learn about, design, discuss and debate different models of universal suffrage. Users can design a system of electing the Chief Executive by working through a series of critical design questions, and to design a model of universal suffrage for LegCo – in anticipation of full democratic elections promised for LegCo in the year 2020.

Design Democracy Hong Kong is a project of the Centre for Comparative and Public Law in the Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong. The website is accessible in English and Chinese (traditional and simplified characters).

Key Features of Design Democracy Hong Kong

• Watch video clip interviews with politicians, lawyers, academics and others speaking on major reform issues.

• Engage in online forum discussions on key reform issues.

• Design a model of universal suffrage for the Chief Executive using the seven-part decision tree with audio introductions for each question.

• Share your model with friends using social media and use the built-in function to send your proposal directly to the Hong Kong government after their public consultation begins.

• See how your model compares with others on individual design features and overall model design.

• Read news and knowledge sections providing current and past information on the political systems of Hong Kong and other places¹.

Kelvin SIT Linkedin profile

Kelvin SIT Linkedin entry on his role in
Design Democracy Hong Kong project

Comparison between Kelvin SIT’s Linkedin profile and HKU Press Release on the Design Democracy Project

The close affiliation that Kelvin SIT had with HKU in the Design Democracy Project can be seen in a comparison of the wording between his Linkedin profile on the project and a HKU press release on the Design Democracy website launch on 3 December 2013². The wording is the same.