| 2010 March for Universal Suffrage | |
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| Date | May 2, 2010 |
The 2010 March for universal suffrage (Chinese: 5.2大遊行) was a march held in Hong Kong on May 2, 2010. The event occurred on the second day of the Shanghai 2010 expo. It came a day after the neighboring 2010 Macau labour protest.
Protest[edit]
More than 3,000 people participated in the march to demand full democracy in Hong Kong. Protesters marched from Victoria Park to the Central Government Offices.[1] In January 2010, the Five Constituencies Referendum triggered a by-election when five pan-democrats stepped down. A by-election was scheduled for May 16, 2010.[1]
A reform package was previously proposed that would have expanded a selection committee to 1,200 people and added ten members to the legislature.[2] In general, pan-democrats have said they wanted to reject the package. Under the Hong Kong Basic Law, political reform requires the support of 2/3 of the legislature. This means 20 opposition votes would be enough to reject the package if Pro-Beijing Legco president Jasper Tsang does not vote.[3] Tsang himself has said he wants the Beijing reform package to pass and would resign to vote.[4][5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Monstersandcritics.com. "Monstersandcritics.com Archived 2010-05-05 at the Wayback Machine." More than 3,000 march to demand full democracy in Hong Kong. Retrieved on 2010-05-03.
- ^ Msnbc.com. "Msnbc.com." Hong Kong protesters blast Beijing-backed reforms. Retrieved on 2010-05-01.
- ^ South China Morning Post. "SCMP." Pan-democrat alliance indicates it will reject political reform package. Retrieved on 2010-05-01.
- ^ The Standard HK. "The Standard.com Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine." Quit threat over key reform vote. Retrieved on 2010-05-03.
- ^ South China Morning Post. "SCMP." Marchers call for more progressive reforms. Retrieved on 2010-05-01.