The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China (NPC) today formally approved the amendments to Annexes I and II of the Hong Kong Basic Law, which are the detailed methods for the selection of the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. The “432” proposal will be adopted for the seats in the Legislative Council, with only 20 seats to be returned by direct election in order to ensure that “patriots rule Hong Kong”; Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said today that she fully welcomes and supports the NPC’s decision.
In order to implement the NPC’s decision to improve the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the NPC Standing Committee yesterday proposed to the NPC Standing Committee on Annex I and Annex II of the Basic Law, which are related to the methods for selecting the Chief Executive and forming the Legislative Council and the voting procedures. Voting procedures of the motion, this morning’s meeting with 167 votes in favor, 0 votes against the unanimous vote.
It is reported that this amendment to the electoral system, the distribution of seats in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong adopted the “432” proposal, from 70 seats to 90 seats, responsible for electing the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, the Election Committee accounted for 40 seats, functional constituencies accounted for 30 seats, only 20 seats in direct elections, the democratic camp can no longer play a legislative oversight of the executive function through the election.
In addition, the Chinese Communist Party has established a Qualifications Committee, both the Chief Executive and Legislative Council members must pass the qualification approval, and those who are not qualified can be deprived of their seats by DQ, in order to implement the policy of “patriots ruling Hong Kong”; in terms of the Election Committee, District Council members are no longer included in the Election Committee, and new patriotic groups love Hong Kong.
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