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Overseas Hong Kongers Plan Democratically Elected Parliament in Exile
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12/5/2024
A group called the Hong Kong Parliament Electoral Organizing Committee has introduced a new plan to elect a parliament in exile to reclaim the sovereignty they say Beijing has taken from them.
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putting forward an unusual plan to hand back democracy to Hongkongers.
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Members of a group called the Hong Kong Parliament Electoral Organizing Committee
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are in Taipei to announce their intention to hold elections,
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aiming to form a parliament-in-exile to represent all Hongkongers.
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Who owns Hong Kong's sovereignty? Hongkongers.
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Not the CCP or the UK.
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So now we must stand up, Hongkongers must stand up,
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and reclaim our sovereignty.
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The group plans to hold elections in March using a mobile app.
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Anyone born or who has lived in Hong Kong for seven or more years
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will be able to vote, as will their children.
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Up for grabs, seats for 35 parliament members,
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who themselves don't need to be presently living in Hong Kong.
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This is the first time they're releasing a declaration on their plans for a Hong Kong parliament.
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And they're doing it here in Taiwan,
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in part because they say they admire this country's democratic system.
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The group says that Hong Kong should serve as a cautionary tale for Taiwan,
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which they warn could one day face the same fate.
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In the last few years, under Chinese rule, Hong Kong's freedoms have been curtailed,
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and its people's rights diminished.
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Beijing has also expanded control over its political and judicial system,
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despite assurances that it wouldn't.
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Recently, dozens of Hong Kong's pro-democracy leaders were sentenced to prison.
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Many Taiwanese feel a solidarity with Hong Kong,
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with Robert Tsao, one of the country's most successful businessmen,
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showing his support for these overseas Hongkongers.
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According to the plan,
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elected parliament members' first responsibility will be to draft a constitution,
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then to hold a referendum on that constitution,
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all part of an effort that this group says will give Hongkongers back their sovereignty.
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Howard Zhang and Keynes Kuranta for Taiwan Plus.
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