Hong Kong's political elite is set to elect new city lawmakers under Beijing's 'patriots only' rules which will reduce the number of directly elected seats
Hong Kong's political elite will pick new city lawmakers under Beijing's "patriots only" rules that drastically reduce the number of directly elected seats and control who can run for office.
The majority of seats, 40, will be picked by a select committee of 1,500 staunch Beijing loyalists who make up 0.02 percent of the city's population. Beijing says the "improved" electoral system will root out "anti-China" elements, fix the city's woes and ensure the once rambunctious legislature is no longer hobbled by anti-Beijing figures holding up laws or filibustering.
More than a dozen democrats who won seats in the 2016 legislature election are among nearly 100 people facing national security charges, most of them in jail. Three more have fled the city.
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