> And where do you get the fantasy of democracy or freedom in HK before 1997? Just to respond to the point about democracy in Hong Kong. It is written in the

> And where do you get the fantasy of democracy or freedom in HK before 1997? Just to respond to the point about democracy in Hong Kong. It is written in the Basic Law (the constitution of Hong Kong) Article 45 that the Chief executive should be chosen by universal suffrage upon nomination by a broadly representative nominating committee as an eventual goal. So to a certain extent the demand for democracy is based on the constitution.