AJ 014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Wong Brothers, Leung Chun-Ying, New World Development

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Administration of Justice (AJ)
• Course: AJ 014
• Professor: Wheeler

Document Summary

One piece of legislation in hong kong. Passed by the authorised body, i. e. legislature. Geographical constituencies (1/2) vs functional constituencies (1/2) Some professionals enjoy two votes -> unfair. But still, some people possess 3-4 votes. The criteria to stand for elections of legco. Equal right to stand for election and equal rights to vote (bill of human rights?) Joshua wong: judicial review -> right to be elected at the age of 18. 1/3 agrees that ce may have improper behaviour and break law -> investigation -> impeach the chief executive by 2/3 majority. Engage in the appointment of judges and chief justice. Debate upon the policy address of the ce. Possible collusion between ce and private sector. New world development and chief executive -> sale of flats below market price. Cy leung received great sum of money from dtc before taking office -> but no sufficient vote in legco to set up investigatory committees.