Democracy
Political Concept
Pro-Democracy Candidate Wins Seat in Hong Kong"According to the percentages of ballots each candidate got, we can say that Hong Kong people want political reform," said Joseph Cheng, a political science professor at the City University of Hong Kong who supports pro-democracy efforts. In this article: Hong Kong, Democracy, Anson Chan, Beijing, Political science, RTHK, City University of Hong Kong, and Regina Ip |
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Seattle Times | September 14, 2007
The Seattle Times: For Hong Kong, business as usual a decade after handover
...interests that fear democracy would bring only taxation and social spending. Some in the business community "believe that if you have democracy, then people will demand free lunches, more social welfare and higher taxes," said Joseph...
In this article: Hong Kong, Beijing, Jeffrey Lam, China, The Seattle Times, Apple Daily, and City University of Hong Kong
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www.bloomberg.com
Leong Says Losing His Race Helps Hong Kong Democracy (Update4 ...
... Alan Leong [], who wants to be Hong Kong's next chief executive, is putting a ... political scientist at the City University of Hong Kong who belongs to Leong's ...
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www.reuters.com
Tiny Hong Kong election takes on big significance | Reuters
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A by-election on Sunday to fill one seat in Hong Kong's 60 ... democracy camp," said Cheung Chor-yung, an expert at City University of Hong Kong. ...
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www.glocom.org
GLOCOM Platform - Special Topics - Asia Report
Drawing Lessons from SARS in Hong Kong: We Are Ready for Democracy. Raj Kumar (Lecturer, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong) and ...
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www.urbanphoto.net
URBANPHOTO: Cities / People / Place " Hong Kong's Democracy Wall
... the University of Hong Kong's main library, didn't strike me until ... Tags: Democracy Wall, Hong Kong, Posters, University of Hong Kong. Related Posts ...
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www.time.com
Hong Kong Democrats Stay Afloat - TIME
Hong Kong's pro-democratic parties kept most of their seats and their veto power in the city's Sept. 7 elections. When will democracy follow?
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Pro-democracy Chan wins symbolic Hong Kong election | Reuters
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A former top civil servant dubbed Hong Kong's conscience has won a highly symbolic by-election ... said James Sung of City University. ...
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en.epochtimes.com
Epoch Times | Tiny Hong Kong Election Has Big Significance
... election on Sunday to fill one seat in Hong Kong's 60-member legislature pits two celebrity politicians against each ... expert at City University of Hong Kong. ...
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www.nytimes.com
Scholar Back in Hong Kong After Trial in Beijing - The New ...
... a professor of marketing at the City University of Hong Kong, was detained by ... involvement in the democracy movement, was deported to Hong Kong in 1993 and ...
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Democracy is a system of government in which either the actual governing is carried out by the people governed (direct democracy), or the power to do so is granted by them (as in representative democracy). The term is derived from the Greek δημοκρατία (dēmokratía), "popular government", which was coined from (dêmos), "people" and κράτος (krátos), meaning "power" in the middle of the fifth-fourth century BC to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states, notably Athens following a popular uprising in 508 BC.
In political theory, democracy describes a small number of related forms of government and also a political philosophy. Even though there is no specific, universally accepted definition of 'democracy', there are two principles that any definition of democracy includes, equality and freedom. These principles are reflected by all citizens being equal before the law, and having equal access to power. Additionally, all citizens are able to enjoy legitimized freedoms and liberties, which are usually protected by a constitution.
There are several varieties of democracy, some of which provide better representation and more freedoms for their citizens than others. However, if any democracy is not carefully legislated to avoid an uneven distribution of political power with balances, such as the separation of powers, then a branch of the system of rule could accumulate power and become harmful to the democracy itself.
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