Congressional Research Service report on the Design Democracy Hong Kong project dated 9 June 2015

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is a US Government body that prepares reports for members and committees of Congress on a regular basis.

Because the US Congress funds the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), the CRS regularly updates Congress on the progress of NED programs, including those undertaken by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) targeting Hong Kong.

CRS Report R44031 - Prospects for Democracy in Hong Kong: The 2017 Election Reforms

On 9 June 2015 in CRS Report R44031 - Prospects for Democracy in Hong Kong: The 2017 Election Reforms (prepared for members and committees of Congress)¹, Michael Martin reported the following on the Design Democracy Hong Kong project and the Occupy Central protests:

NED and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) are currently providing assistance to the Design Democracy Hong Kong project, a web-based forum (http://designdemocracy.hk/) where Hong Kong residents can create different models for the selection of the Chief Executive and Legco by universal suffrage. As of January 27, 2015, 716 CE election models have been created and 15 Legco models.

Some Mainland and Hong Kong publications have published allegations that the United States and other foreign sources were funding and advising the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

CRS Report Cover

Reference 

¹CRS Report R44031 - Prospects for Democracy in Hong Kong: The 2017 Election Reforms (June 9, 2015). See link to report: https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R44031.pdf