Thunderquake plan: ideal and reality
Having kept his head low after the abortive Occupy Central movement in late 2014, University of Hong Kong law professor Benny Tai Yiu-ting, one of the three co-founders, is back in the political limelight with a bold plan, if not an impossible dream. He is appealing to the pan-democratic camp and their like-minded voters to act in unison in the 2016 Legislative Council election with one target: grabbing 35 seats.
Calling it “Thunderquake Plan” (雷動計劃), Tai has called on factions from the non-establishment camp to join hands and pro-democratic voters to cast their vote in accordance with a grand strategy in the upcoming election. By doing so, he is confident that the pan-democratic force might be able to win half of the seats in the next legislature.
Though achievable in mathematical term, Tai’s election plan sounds too good to be true, judging from the realities.
Full article: http://www.vohk.hk/2016/02/04/thunderquake-plan-ideal-and-reality/
By Chris Yeung
