Hung: in 2014, several Umbrella mvmt activists were elected to public office, and 2016 saw a disqualification of candidates, including moderates. "This mass disqualification of candidates that happen to be popular w/ young people gave young people a sense of disenfranchisement"
James Feinerman on Hong Kong legislation pending in US Congress: "If this new Act passes actually changes HK's status to a Chinese city, its status as a free port will be threatened. The one possible upside benefit is that the provision protecting those from protest retaliation"
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"...but if they're not outside Mainland China's jurisdiction, that part of the act may not do much anyways"
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Daly: "do deliberations in the United States make a difference in Hong Kong going forward?" Feinerman: "There is a kind of global concern with the United States' actions, and people focused on the issue with regards to China, and then, more granularly, people that care about HK"
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Sun on retaliatory actions by Beijing: "to assume the Chinese government is going to use the same tactics as Tiananmen is wrong in this case"
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Hung: "I think that there is always pressure to make HK Judges align with Chinese norms and practices," but also mentions that there is already an NPC interpretation of Basic Law. "The Central government has many means to control/contain HK's legal system"
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The Appeals Court in HK is one issue, and Hung also finds that candidacy of foreign citizens to become HK judges will "change the nature and orientation of courts." All are options that have not been taken by Chinese government, but could be
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On defection by police officers, Hung is skeptical. "The police academy in Hong Kong mostly has officer trainings held in Beijing and Nanjing," and there have been questions on presence of CCP cells within police presence.
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