Political reform report

This week we're focusing on - what else? - political reform. This week, the government took the first step in what it designates a "Five-step Process" towards political reform. Not only has Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying submitted its report to the National People's Congress Standing Committee, the government has also published a report on its interpretation of the five month public consultation on the methods of election to the Legislative Council in 2016 and for the Chief Executive in 201. The consultation exercise gathered around 124,700 written submissions from different groups and individuals. In terms of its content, many noticed that the report was notable for what it left out as much as what it put in. Well, does the government's interpretation of its consultation even begin to reflect genuine Hong Kong public opinion? And, given that the report plays down the need for reforming the 2016 Legco elections, which will in turn affect the composition of any future nomination committee, have the democrats played into the authorities' hands buy placing so much emphasis on 2017 and public nomination and playing down the 2016 elections? With us in the studio are the Civic Party's Ronny Tong, Fernando Cheung of the Labour Party, and Andrew Work of the Harbour Times. We have also been asking the government, repeatedly, for over a week, to send a representative to discuss the report and the government's strategy. They declined, saying anyone who could do so was too busy.
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