“Having served in the civil service for 40 years, I have a particular interest in governance issues. And I don’t like what I’m seeing," says Anson Chan, with the same gumption and dedication that has embodied her long involvement in Hong Kong politics.
In her current position, as the head of pro-democracy political group Hong Kong 2020, Ms Anson says that she has found it hard to engage in dialogue with the Hong Kong government. The first stage of consultation on the rigid yet – in her opinion – malleable National People’s Congress Standing Committee's framework for the 2017 election of Hong Kong's chief executive has been a “sham”, she says.
