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Beijing's Tried-and-Tested Plan to Hollow out Hong Kong's Legislature – The Diplomat


Beijing’s Tried-and-Tested Plan to Hollow out Hong Kong’s Legislature
The PRC has a long history of remaking institutions, but keeping up the language and appearance of the past.
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June 09, 2021
Pro-China lawmakers raise hands of support during the second meeting of the “Improving Electoral System (Consolidated Amendments) Bill 2021” at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong Thursday, May 27, 2021.
Credit: AP Photo/Vincent Yu
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It was no surprise when Hong Kong’s legislature passed the Beijing-led “election reform” bill, an  “overhaul to improve the city’s electoral system” per official accounts.
This “overhaul” will create a candidate qualification review committee that allows only “patriots” to run for the city’s Legislative Council (LegCo), and decrease the seats elected through universal suffrage from 50 percent to 22 percent of LegCo’s total seats. The general elections in ....

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