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...straightforward to govern as it was during British colonial times. Besides accommodating Beijing, the Chief Executive has to balance powerful local interests, especially a conservative business sector, with a growing civil-society movement agitating about everything from higher wages to "universal suffrage" (the local political jargon for full, direct elections) to clean air. Once known for their political apathy, Hong Kongers now want a greater role in the running of their city. Though he won't say it outright, Tsang knows that he needs to go beyond his formal-and narrow-base of support of China's leaders and Hong...
...working class. Some believe that limiting the Chief Executive election to just an élite 800, who in turn are selected by only about 200,000 voters in various sectors and industries, robs Hong Kong's leader of the mandate that would come from being chosen in a direct, Hong Kong-wide ballot. "It's very much the structure of the system," says Larry Diamond, a senior fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution who is a student of Hong Kong. "This is what happens when you're stuck halfway...
...sake of both Hong Kong and Beijing, the future political arrangements of the city need to be settled soon. The Basic Law, Hong Kong's post-1997 constitution, which is based on a Chinese agreement with Britain on the colony's handover, allows that direct elections for the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council are Hong Kong's eventual goal. But the document does not specify a road map or timetable toward it. While China's leaders are committed to the Basic Law, they seem in no hurry to embrace direct elections. "They're anxious about moving too fast," says...
...leaders say that the cost of the program is offset by lower electricity bills that are the direct result of their efforts in the Houses and in the Yard. Yet some wonder how effective 16 REP leaders are in the face of 6,000 busy, largely environmentally apathetic students. When it comes to campus environmental policies, is REP really worth the College’s green...
...insists there should be no direct negotiations until Iran suspends its uranium-enrichment program. To break that impasse, Zarif argues that both sides should discuss what their final aims would be. "We could start with two premises," he says. "One, that Iran has the right to nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. Two, that Iran should never move in the direction of building nuclear weapons...