RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY Hong Kong - 21 October 2014 SOUNDBITE (Cantonese), Carrie Lam, Hong Kong Chief Secretary: ++partly overlaid by shot of student leaders++ “Regarding the issue of civil nomination (referring to protesters’ demands to let the public nominate candidates to run in inaugural direct elections to succeed Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying in 2017), I think we have to look at the legal aspect. This is not possible. (Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs) Raymond (Tam) has just mentioned that under article 45 of the Basic Law, it is the nominating committee that enjoys the nomination rights. There is no other way to nominate the candidates.” SOUNDBITE (Cantonese) Carrie Lam, Hong Kong Chief Secretary: “The Hong Kong government agrees that we can reflect the concerns, voices and demands rising from this movement. We are actively considering how, on top of the five processes (of political reform), we can submit a report to the Hong Kong and Macau Office of the State Council, through an appropriate way and channel, which covers the opinions of students and the community on political reform since the end of August.” SOUNDBITE (Cantonese) Alex Chow, Secretary General of the Hong Kong Federation of Students: “Just now, the Chief Secretary and other officials said that the government is now facing a serious crisis of legitimacy. Several hundred thousand people took to the streets, they are not willing to go home, they are not willing to disperse. How can the government still rule Hong Kong? If the democratic system is still about reforming the “small circle election” then you will just see more and more such incidents.” SOUNDBITE (Cantonese) Alex Chow, Secretary General of the Hong Kong Federation of Students: ++partly overlaid by shot of Carrie Lam++ “You have just mentioned some solutions, preparing a report. But people would ask what is the purpose of this suggestion? Is there a timetable or roadmap which you can show to people that the Hong Kong government is willing to walk together with people of Hong Kong and add the voice of Hong Kong people to the issue of political reform? I believe most Hong Kong people still cannot get an answer to this.”