What motivates Hong Kong’s tens of thousands of demonstrators is a passionate belief that they should be able to run their affairs as they were promised, choosing those who govern them in free and fair elections.
Al in 1993 vertelde Lu Ping, de Chinese chef-onderhandelaar over Hongkong, aan de krant People’s Daily: ‘De algemene verkiezingen zouden voor de vorm langs het Chinese parlement moeten, terwijl de overeenstemming van de centrale regering niet nodig is.