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COMMENTS UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE IN HONG KONG: PROMISE OR ILLUSION? A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS STANDING COMMITTEE'S INTERPRETATION OF HONG KONG BASIC LAW ANNEXES Ricky Y.H. Fongt TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. PROCEDURAL ANALYSIS A. EVIDENCE THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT THIS LAW ENCOMPASSES BOTH BASIC LAW AND THE ANNEXES B. TEXTUAL EVIDENCE THAT UNDERMINES STANDING COMMITTEE'S POSITION III. SUBSTANTIVE ANALYSIS A. THE NEED TO AMEND B. THE YEAR 2007 IV. CONCLUSION f Associate, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York. J.D., Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, 2006; B.S.B.A., John M. Olin School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis, 2003. I thank Professor Frances H. Foster for her encouragement and guidance, as well as her insightful comments on earlier drafts of this Article. I also thank Jennifer Kwong for her in- valuable comments and suggestions on earlier drafts. Lastly, I thank my family for their unyielding support.

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