According to Reuters, two people with high-level experience in Hong Kong-related affairs recently revealed that Beijing is considering reforms to Hong Kong’s Legislative Council election system because of concerns about the influence of the pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong, and that the election originally scheduled for September may be postponed again.
One of them revealed that the reform of the Legislative Council election system would not only weaken the influence of the pro-democracy camp in the Legislative Council, but also reduce their role in the Hong Kong Chief Executive election, and said it might shake the political foundation of Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Legislative Council election, originally scheduled to be held last year, was postponed for a year by the Hong Kong government, citing the epidemic as the reason. The reforms under discussion could delay that election again.
The Hong Kong government last week arrested 55 pan-democrats who were influential in last year’s primary election, accusing them of subverting state power. Two prominent figures say the move is an attempt to avoid more challenges to Chinese rule by the Hong Kong opposition. Beijing is likely to take more forceful measures and intends to solve the problem “once and for all.
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