Ronald Yick

Ronald Yick is a contributor to Global Voices Online.

I'm a Hong Kong-based blogger. I'm also an contributing reporter of online citizen media inmediahk.net in Hong Kong. I'm interested in social and political affairs, especially issues on citizenship, migrants rights, civil society and NGO studies.

Pro-democracy demonstrators wearing Anonymous masks hold placards during a protest march demanding universal suffrage for Macau on May 1, 2012. The placard reads "Vote for Chief Executive."

First Hong Kong, now Macau — China’s former Western colonies demand democracy and face crackdowns

August 29, 2014Justice

Just like in Hong Kong, pro-democracy activists in Macau have set up a referendum demanding the right to directly elect their leader. And just like in Hong Kong, the Chinese government isn’t pleased.