Occupy Central in HK$5m appeal to pay for electronic voting
Organisers call for donations so they can pay for electronic voting exercises and deliberation days
The Occupy Central organisers are hoping to sign up 5,000 supporters to donate HK$1,000 each to raise HK$5 million so that they can run deliberation meetings and electronic voting exercises.
Dr Chan Kin-man, one of the key organisers, said they were confident they would meet the target but if they failed they may have to scale back the campaign.
Chan said yesterday that the campaign would cost at least HK$6.8 million before summer next year. That included HK$2.15 million for two deliberation days, HK$2 million for two rounds of electronic voting, and HK$1.8 million for training and publicity.
The sum did not include any costs incurred if the proposed blockade of the city's business district went ahead. The movement plans to take action if the government fails to bring about genuine democracy for the 2017 chief executive election.
"The fact is we do not know how much the Occupy action would cost because it is not our prime concern at the moment," Chan said. "Our focus is reaching as many people as we can through deliberation meetings."
A key fundraising drive is to find 5,000 people to donate HK$1,000 each. Dinner events and a market involving 40 local shops are also planned.
