To: The Right Honourable Chief Executive of the
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China Ms.
Carrie Lam
From: Athinarayanan Sanjeevraja
Date: August 29, 2019
RE: HONG KONG EXTRADITION BILL 2019
Suggestion:
Hon.
Chief Executive of the Hong Kong let me start by paying my respects to you and
through you to. “One Country Two Systems” structure compels Hong Kong to
operate currently under different legal system than that of Mainland China. You
published the extradition bill on March 29, 2019 and first reading on April 3,
2019 which will destroy Hong Kong legal independence because extradition bill
is another attempt for China to take away the Hong Kong independent legal
system that China has agreed for Hong Kong to keep until 2047. Thus, the people
of Hong Kong marched their protest against the bill on June 9, 2019. Hong Kong
protests are still continuing. The silence of your government leads me to
believe you have no plan to permit a peaceful resolution. If you are peace
makers you would be engaging in dialogue with protesting factions and seeking a
compromise resolution. However, I am rooting for the Hong Kong people and hope
for a peaceful conclusion so that your government will take real actions to
address the protester’s problems and concerns. As an Analyst, it is not as if
extradition treaties are unusual. If I am not mistaken, the UK has extradition
treaties with many countries. Western countries look to establish extradition
bill. When China is doing so within its own territories, Hong Kong is
objecting. It is futile. China has every right to request the deportation of
criminal offenders that are harbouring in their territories. It would come as a
bigger surprise that mainland China and Hong Kong not to have a treaty till
today. What I feel that this is just the catalyst for deeper division which may
manifest in the future or probably soon? We should not allow the protesters to
succeed in the long run because protesters may shatter the Hong Kong system of
checks and balance, undermining the Hong Kong rule of law and shredding the
pillars of Hong Kong piece by piece. It may happen at a later date or probably
soon if Hong Kong protesters are succeeded. I firmly believe that extradition
bill is must so that Hong Kong stands as an example of democratic Chinese
state. If Hong Kong cannot the extradition bill Hong Kong might go the way of
Taiwan in the future. The extradition bill is intended to increase the control
of the CPC over territory. IMHO, extradition bill is must at the same time it
should not undermine the Hong Kong legal system. Hong Kong extradition bill
ensure that Hong Kong has an independent law enforcement and judiciary until
2047.
Hon.
Chief Executive, Hong Kong is one of Asia’s leading services economies because
of its judicial system and the trust international investors place in it. If
the Hong Kong is working with China there is so much to gain in working
together. If the Hong Kong is not ready to work with China there is so much to
lose because there is a potential for an immense amount of capital flight from
Hong Kong. Hong Kong flight capital is probably over 1 trillion. If they start moving
their wealth to safer jurisdictions for instance, Singapore, Singapore could be
ultimate beneficiary. In my opinion, supporting Hong Kong autonomy is quite
important but there are ways to do it. Hon.
Xi Jinping would be wise to restart the negotiating process with your
government because Hong Kong as an international money and investment centre is
very relevant and structured to leverage Hong Kong’s tremendous entrepreneurial
capabilities. Moreover, Hon. President Xi Jinping genuinely supports human rights
and democracy. He must not treat the Hong Kongers as subject of a colonial
China and fully understand about Hong Kong affairs. Both Hong Kong and China
will lose an invaluable world symbol and financial centre if Hong Kong protest
continues. The respect for law and respect for democracy has been good for all fields
such as good for nation, good for business, good for politics, good for peace
and good for all fields. All nations and jurisdictions should one day function
through proper accountability to its people for long term peace and prosperity
of the world. We are very long way from that goal but that should remain our
goal. Every nation should value the international treaties and the achievement
of the joint declaration. The obvious solution here would be to give the people
of Hong Kong their full independence for couple of years so that they will
acknowledge Hong Kong as a valued ally of China. A healthy and symbiotic
relationship would be far preferable than backward barbarism.
Hon.
Chief Executive, when I saw print media’s hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers
participate in a peaceful march I assume that Hong Kong is a peaceful Chinese
community. I thought Hong Kong protesters are setting the example for the rest
of the world. When I saw videos, Hong Kongers attacking with clubs and sticks
while on their way home. My first assumption was incorrect. Hong Kongers are
not peaceful people or outside forces are causing the disruption. Hong Kong
protesters have been insisting that unless you direct the judiciary branch to
release all those arrested during the protests despite the violent acts they
committed against the public property and police officers. In my opinion,
criticising the protestors as violent spoiled brats worked better. The people
of Hong Kong have the right and responsibility to have political differences
and differences on social issues but not through violence. If we insist on
characterising such behaviour as fighting for pro democracy, we should make
China truly democratic by abolishing separation of power under the Chinese
Constitution but there is an agreement signed by China and the UK that Hong
Kong can retain their system until 2047. Thus, culture of patience will excels
here. I want both Hong Kong and China
that respects people of all faiths and no one ought to ever belittle another
human being made in God’s image. The people of Hong Kong must understand that the
Hong Kong police does not fire tear gas nor use force for peaceful protests.
When the protesters turn violent or tension that Hong Kong police would resort
to tear gas and rubber bullets. The real Police Officers cannot stand the
tension that was there. We need to solve the current chaos. The riots should be
elevated to very low level status immediately. Your government should not be
allowed police officers to be injured in the riots. If Hong Kong firms or any
foreign funds that provide financial support to trouble makers should be
investigated immediately. Cutting off the financial support to the trouble
makers will help to resolve the problem immediately. Your government should
enact a special law to monitor the trouble makers who are supported by Hong
Kong firms or foreign funds. If any trouble makers are not local residents they
should be deported or prison sentenced after giving evidence. If any trouble
makers use violence or throw petrol bombs in public places like train station
or bus station or shopping malls or airport to prevent public from travelling
on their work or business, they should be bringing them before Hong Kong
special courts which have the power to impose immediate prison sentences
without trials. This kind of act is as a deterrent to other trouble makers from
riots. It is your government to protect the general public and Hong Kong
economy.
Hon.
Chief Executive, China is a great nation and its people can achieve anything
but it lacks openness and democracy. Majority of the people on the earth want
democracy and openness. Hong Kong is part of China. China has a regiment
permanently resident on the island. China is entitled to protect its
sovereignty from the nefarious actions of any foreign powers. I want Hon. Xi
Jinping try to help Hong Kong but not militarily. The protest has increasingly
turned violent if China were to deploy paramilitary police force to crackdown
the protest. China would be engaging in dialogue with protesters seeking a
peaceful resolution. It helps Hong Kong people understand the mainland Chinese
way of doing things to integrate peacefully. We all hope that the resolution to
the current dispute is a peaceful one. We should not forget how China supported
Hong Kong. China supported Hong Kong in many ways such as Hong Kong is not
needed to send its tax money to north, it opened up tourism to Hong Kong to
lift Hong Kong out of recession and it curtailed fresh water supply to its main
cities and guaranteed that people of Hong Kong got their water and the list
goes on. Hong Kong protesters are look like spoiled children like the Hon.
Trump administration. The US State
Department stated that the extradition bill could damage the Hong Kong Business
environment but they don’t think that Hon. Trump trade war has most effect on
the business environment of Hong Kong or on the business environment of the
world.
Hon. Chief Executive, I heard from many
international media’s that the cost of living is very high and unaffordable
housing in Hong Kong. I think your government is maintaining high property
prices to generate more revenue from property sale. That is why Hong Kongers
are less happy today. Your government should look into unaffordable housing and
cost of living matter seriously. When the “two countries one system” agreement
expires, Hong Kong’s political and legislative systems will be aligned with
mainland China and Hong Kong will become just another largest city of China.
Both Hong Kong and China knows the 50 year of transition is not going to be
extended. Hong Kong and China are matters to the world economy. Protest is not
only damage the Hong Kong and China economy but it damage the world economy
too.
Thank you very much for your kind attention
respected Ma’am.
Respectfully yours,
Athinarayanan Sanjeevraja
Tamil Nadu
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