8th January 2020 – (Hong Kong) A pro-democracy supporter wrote a letter to Foreign & Commonwealth Office earlier to pledge for their support in their demand for the direct democratic election of the 2020 Hong Kong Legislative Council.

Excepts of his letter written in an anti-establishment tone is as follows:

‘Since the outbreak of the protests movement over the extradition bill starting June 2019, there has been dozens of deaths and over 6,000 arrests as a result to the Chinese Communist Party and the Hong Kong Government suppression over the protests. Nevertheless, we still keep on fighting, in the hopes that our efforts will not be forgotten by the rest of the world.

Backed by the Chinese Communist Party, the Hong Kong Police Force have been brazen about their violence and brutality against citizens, which has become a serious threat to our lives and properties. The government have turned a deaf ear to international condemnations and have refused to change nor to respond to our demands, instead, they are protracting in the attempts of disintegrating the protests movement. Beijing Government has failed to fulfil their promises made under the Sino-British Joint Declaration signed in 1984, they continue to ruin “One Country, Two Systems” and damage the judicial system, and have hastened their speed in social and political infiltration in order to impede universal suffrage by 2047. In the face of all the difficulties, we are, notwithstanding, at the front line against the Communists, and we resolutely defend our values and rights for freedom and democracy.

The election of Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo) will be held in September 2020. Just as what has been happening in recent years, half of the LegCo seats will continue to be sent by the Pro-Beijing camp, hence the LegCo will still be under Beijing control regardless of the number of votes and the number of seats that the Pro-Democracy camp wins, in which case the LegCo will continue to lose its function in keeping government legislation in check. And just as what has been happening, hundreds of billions of dollars will continue to be sent from Hong Kong to China by passing the bills that are detrimental to Hong Kong, which will further undermine Hong Kong’s special status that was once highly favourable for international businesses and trades. In view of this, we appeal to your government’s support to urge the Hong Kong Government and Beijing to respond to Hong Kong people’s demand to elect 2020 LegCo by universal suffrage and object to the upcoming LegCo election in September 2020 that is neither democratic and nor is elected by universal suffrage. As we all know, it is only through election by universal suffrage that the LegCo can legitimately and effectively represent people’s demands and interests, thereupon returning power to the people, so that our desire for transitional justice can be achieved.

Václav Havel, former President of Czech Republic, said “I really do inhabit a system in which words are capable of shaking the entire structure of government, where words can prove mightier than ten military divisions.” I encourage you to believe that the power of words suffices to change the world, and I hereby invite you to change the world for the better by vocally pressing Beijing and the Hong Kong Government to fulfill their promise on our rights for universal suffrage.’

In response to his letter, the U.K. Foreign & Commonwealth Office replied that they welcomed the District Council Elections on 24th November and reiterated that the Foreign Secretary condemned the use of violence. They felt that a political dialogue is the only way to solve the current impasse. The U.K. government stays committed to upholding the legally binding Joint Declaration of 1984 and the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ principle set out in the Hong Kong Basic Law.