Hong Kong has lower the variety of directly-elected seats in its native district councils within the newest a part of an effort to make sure solely “patriots” are capable of maintain political workplace within the territory.
Underneath the adjustments introduced by Chief Government John Lee, 80 p.c of seats shall be stuffed by folks appointed by the federal government and all candidates will have to be vetted.
Lee, a former police chief who took workplace final yr, mentioned the reforms would “put wrongs to rights” and that councils elected in 2019 through the top of the pro-democracy protests have been “platforms of protest violence and Hong Kong independence”.
Professional-democracy politicians gained a landslide victory in these elections.
Al Jazeera’s Richard Kimber reviews from Hong Kong.
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