ad ly ▁representative " ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁the ▁E lection ▁Committee ▁not with standing ▁its ▁only ▁representing ▁a ▁tiny ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁registered ▁elect ors . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁ ▁The ▁focus ▁of ▁initial ▁controvers y ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁tim et able ▁for ▁progress ▁towards ▁universal ▁suff rage ▁but , ▁having ▁extracted ▁a ▁promise ▁of ▁a ▁tim et able ▁of ▁reform ▁( 2 0 1 6 ▁for ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁for ▁the ▁Chief ▁Executive ) ▁he ated ▁debate ▁en su ed ▁over ▁the ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁election ▁systems ▁to ▁be ▁employed . ▁ ▁Pos itions ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁hard ened ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁with ▁the ▁newly ▁appointed ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁P RC ▁government ' s ▁Law ▁Committee , ▁Q iao ▁X ia oy ang , ▁esp ous ing ▁hard - to - define ▁pre - cond itions ▁on ▁CE ▁candid ature , ▁(" lo ve ▁China ▁and ▁Hong ▁Kong " ▁and ▁" not ▁opp ose ▁the ▁Central ▁Government ") ▁including ▁declaring ▁that ▁Be ij ing ▁would ▁refuse ▁to ▁appoint ▁an ▁un support ive ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁CE ▁even ▁if ▁dem ocrat ically ▁elected . ▁Pro - dem ocracy ▁groups ▁formed ▁the ▁Alliance ▁for ▁True ▁Dem ocracy ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Occ up y ▁Central ▁with ▁Love ▁and ▁Peace ▁protest ▁movement , ▁de vised ▁by ▁University ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Associ ate ▁Professor ▁Ben ny ▁Tai , ▁demand ing ▁un cond itional ▁universal ▁suff rage