The 4th meeting of the Chinese National People’s Congress (NPC) held a closing ceremony this afternoon, as a “rubber stamp” of the Chinese NPC deputies, with 2895 votes in favor, 0 votes against, 1 abstention, voted to pass the “draft decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region “The draft decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was passed by 2,895 votes in favor, 0 against and 1 abstention.
The Beijing authorities are pushing the principle of “patriots ruling Hong Kong” to amend Hong Kong’s electoral system, and passing the “Draft Decision on Improving the Electoral System of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region” lopsidedly, which will drastically reduce the number of directly elected seats in the Legislative Council and other levels of elections in Hong Kong, stifling the electoral space of the democratic camp in Hong Kong. This will stifle the democratic camp’s electoral voice.
According to Hong Kong media reports, Zhang Xiaoming, deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, and other officials from Beijing will go to Hong Kong next week to explain China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) reform decision and listen to the views of various sectors on the specific election plan.
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