Occupy Central plan 'won't frighten Beijing'
A prominent academic, Horace Chin Wan-kan, has cautioned next year's Occupy Central plan lacks the "power to frighten" Beijing in talks over universal suffrage. Dr Chin, an assistant professor of Chinese language at Lingnan University and a backer of the Hong Kong City-State Autonomy Movement, said the "non-violent" road blockade was the wrong approach to take.
A prominent academic, Horace Chin Wan-kan, has cautioned next year's Occupy Central plan lacks the "power to frighten" Beijing in talks over universal suffrage.
Dr Chin, an assistant professor of Chinese language at Lingnan University and a backer of the Hong Kong City-State Autonomy Movement, said the "non-violent" road blockade was the wrong approach to take.
"It lacks the power to frighten … Nor will it increase bargaining power in talks with Beijing," Chin said.
[Occupy Central] lacks the power to frighten … Nor will it increase bargaining power in talks with Beijing
Dr Benny Tai Yiu-ting, an associate law professor, is the force behind the protest plan, in which he hopes to rally tens of thousands of people to block the roads in Central. Chin pointed to previous road blockades in Central by demonstrators in recent years, saying: "It is ridiculous to attempt to use the same method to threaten the Communist Party or press for negotiation."
