Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Beijing cuts Hong Kong’s directly elected seats in radical overhaul

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Measures imposed directly by Beijing are latest move aimed at quashing city’s democracy movement

Chinese leaders have endorsed a sweeping overhaul of Hong Kong’s electoral system, cutting the number of directly elected seats and ensuring that a majority of the city’s lawmakers will be selected by a reliably pro-Beijing committee.

The measures, which bypassed Hong Kong’s legislature and were imposed directly by Beijing, are the latest move aimed at quashing the city’s democracy movement after huge protests.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/30/hong-kong-china-brings-in-voting-system-changes
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Agence France-Presse in Beijing



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