The 2010 March for universal suffrage () was a march held in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

on May 2, 2010. The event occurred on the second day of the

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

2010 expo. It came a day after the neighboring 2010 Macau labour protest.

Protest

More than 3,000 people participated in the march to demand full

democracy Democracy (from , ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which political power is vested in the people or the population of a state. Under a minimalist definition of democracy, rulers are elected through competitiv ...

in Hong Kong. Protesters marched from Victoria Park to the

Central Government Offices The Central Government Complex has been the headquarters of the Government of Hong Kong since 2011. Located at the Tamar site, the complex comprises the Central Government Offices, the Legislative Council Complex and the Office of the Chi ...

.Monstersandcritics.com.
Monstersandcritics.com
." ''More than 3,000 march to demand full democracy in Hong Kong.'' Retrieved on 2010-05-03. In January 2010, the

Five Constituencies Referendum The 2010 Hong Kong Legislative Council by-election was an election held on 16 May 2010 in Hong Kong for all five geographical constituencies of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Legislative Council (LegCo), triggered by the resignation of f ...

triggered a by-election when five

pan-democrat The pro-democracy camp, also known as the pan-democracy camp, is a political alignment in Hong Kong that supports increased democracy, namely the universal suffrage of the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council as given by the Basic Law ...

s stepped down. A by-election was scheduled for May 16, 2010. A reform package was previously proposed that would have expanded a selection committee to 1,200 people and added ten members to the legislature.Msnbc.com.
Msnbc.com
" ''Hong Kong protesters blast Beijing-backed reforms.'' Retrieved on 2010-05-01. In general, pan-democrats have said they wanted to reject the package. Under the

Hong Kong Basic Law The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is a national law of China that serves as the organic law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). With nine chapters, 160 article ...

, political reform requires the support of 2/3 of the legislature. This means 20 opposition votes would be enough to reject the package if

Pro-Beijing The pro-Beijing camp, pro-establishment camp or pro-China camp is a political alignment in Hong Kong which generally supports the policies of the Beijing central government and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) towards Hong Kong. The term " ...

Legco A legislative council is the legislature, or one of the legislative chambers, of a nation, colony, or subnational division such as a province or state. It was commonly used to label unicameral or upper house legislative bodies in the British ( ...

president

Jasper Tsang Jasper Tsang Yok-sing ( zh, t=曾鈺成; born 17 May 1947) is a Hong Kong politician. He is the founding member of the largest pro-Beijing party the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) from 1992 to 2003 and ...

does not vote.South China Morning Post.
SCMP
" ''Pan-democrat alliance indicates it will reject political reform package.'' Retrieved on 2010-05-01. Tsang himself has said he wants the Beijing reform package to pass and would resign to vote.The Standard HK.
The Standard.com
." ''Quit threat over key reform vote.'' Retrieved on 2010-05-03.South China Morning Post.
SCMP
" ''Marchers call for more progressive reforms.'' Retrieved on 2010-05-01.

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Protest

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