Hong Kong’s NPC deputy warned about calls to end ‘one-party dictatorship’ in China: he was right
Beijing has set the parameters for legitimate criticism and opposition in Hong Kong, beyond which they will not be tolerated.
Tam Yiu-chung has a point: Beijing’s Hong Kong policy will only get tougher
I think Mr Tam’s warning was rational and reasonable. In order to make all Hong Kong people, especially lawmakers, understand why, we could turn to the People’s Republic of China’s national flag and ensign, adopted on October 1, 1949.
The red in the flag stands for the communist revolution, and the large star is a symbol of the Communist Party. The four smaller stars represent the workers, peasants, bourgeoisie and patriotic capitalists who are united in building communism.
And here I quote Mencius: “Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice” and “Power of vision … and skill of hand …, without the compass and square, could not form squares and circles.”
William Chiu, Ashwood, Australia