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
Conference details
Chair:
·
Christine
Loh, CEO, Civic Exchange
Panelists:
·
Lorenz
Langer, Institute of International Law, University of Zurich
·
Sonny Lo,
Department of Social Sciences, Hong Kong Institute of Education
·
Michael
Martin, Congressional Research Service
·
Wang
Zhenmin, School of Law, Tsinghua University
Date: Tuesday, 22
February 2011, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Venue: Council
Chamber, 8/F Meng Wah Complex, The University of Hong Kong
How do learned
outsiders see political developments in Hong Kong? This is the theme of the next
event in the Hong Kong Political Reform Series. Join CCPL and the Hong Kong
Journal as we listen to and debate with some new voices on current issues
concerning the reform of Hong Kong’s executive and legislative systems under
the Basic Law. The coming together of these diverse speakers who are all well
informed on Hong Kong events promises a lively event capturing new ideas and
insights. The Hong Kong Journal (www.hkjournal.org) is a quarterly online
journal about issues relating to Hong Kong and China. Edited by Robert Keatley,
the Hong Kong Journal has published much thoughtful writing about political,
economic and social issues relating to Hong Kong and its neighbourhood since
2006.
Please email Flora
Leung at fkleung @ hku.hk to reserve a place.
Conference photographs
The following are some
of the photographs taken at this conference:
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| Michael Martin, Congressional Research Service |
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| Professor Richard Cullen (on the left) |
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| Sonny LO |
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| CHEUNG Tat-ming (back to camera), Simon YOUNG (facing camera) |
Photo credits
Hong Kong Political
Reform Series Facebook Page. Posted on 22 February 2011
https://www.facebook.com/HongKongPoliticalReformSeries/?fref=nf
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