Foreign Affairs committee  Yes.

Foreign Affairs committee  On the one hand, there is indeed tension. As I've mentioned, mainland China uses propaganda to raise nationalism in China, and they need opponents to raise the nationalism of the Chinese people. They treat everyone who points a finger toward the Chinese people as their opponents, and Hong Kong citizens are one of them.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for the questions. The Umbrella Movement is only a part of the political reform movement. There are some important time slots in the agenda for the following years. For instance, we'll have a decision on whether we veto or we pass the political reform proposal in early July.

Foreign Affairs committee  In terms of mainland China, the Chinese government is using nationalism as a tool to rule the Chinese people. The Hong Kong people became a target for the Chinese people to point the finger at, and that's the reason why there is propaganda in China. What it was doing was a good job and framing Hong Kong as an opponent to the Chinese people.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for the question. In terms of academic freedom, there's no very strong interference but some concrete evidence proving that there really is some force from mainland China to interrupt in university affairs. There are rumours and signs that the Communist party wants to have something done at the university level.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for the question. First, for the situation in Hong Kong, I think there are lots of people who participated in the Umbrella Movement feeling very depressed and feeling hopeless towards the future. They are looking for ways that could change the current situation. As to their willingness to conduct a peaceful demonstration, I think there still are lots of people who really embrace the importance and effectiveness of peaceful demonstration.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, honourable chair and honourable members of the standing committee, for inviting me to give evidence on Hong Kong's situation. Prior to last year's movement, the organization we represent, the Hong Kong Federation of Students, spent over two years organizing deliberation days, referendums with the participation of over 13,000 students, and assemblies regarding Hong Kong's future.