An opportunistic adventure

A GROUP OF POLITICAL EXTREMISTS MADE good on their threat to paralyze Hong Kong's central business district by kicking off their illegal "Occupy Central" campaign on Sunday.

They took action in the hope of coercing the central and Hong Kong SAR governments into accommodating their demands for their favored electoral mechanism. They have been pushing for a mechanism with no legal standing but with the aim of ensuring their favored candidates have a chance to grab the top political job in the SAR.

In demanding that the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) retracts its decision on Hong Kong's electoral system, made on Aug 31, organizers of this campaign are challenging the authority of the country's top legislature.