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Electoral changes get underway in HK
1 2021-04-01 08:25:42China Daily
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Tam Yiu-chung (4th L), one of the conveners, hands over a petition to Luo Huining (4th R), director of the Liaison Office of the Central People s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), in Hong Kong, China, March 24, 2021. (Photo/Xinhua)
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government set electoral system improvement in motion on Wednesday and launched all-around campaigns to explain the changes to the city s legislature, as well as legal and business sectors, and the community.
These moves came a day after the Standing Committee of the National People s Congress adopted the amendments to Annex I and Annex II to Hong Kong s Basic Law that deal with the method of selection of its chief executive and the formation and voting procedures of the Legislative Council.
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