The plan to "improve" Hong Kong elections going forward despite objections from UK and US

• Published date: 11 March 2021
• Date: 11 March 2021
• Author: Dan Verbin
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

The bill passed China's parliament by a margin of 2,895 to 0 with no abstentions. The National People's Congress In Beijing is considered largely ceremonial and acts as a rubber stamp for government policy.

The proposal includes increasing the number of unelected seats in the Hong Kong legislature and increasing the size and powers of the city's Electoral Committee, which will now not only appoint Hong Kong's chief executive but also nominate and appoint approximately one third of the seats in the...