Zen Soo
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Lam said Tuesday that Hong Kong s legislative elections would take place in December, more than a year after they were postponed last year with authorities citing public health risks from the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) April 14, 2021 - 12:28 AM
Hong Kongâs electoral reform bill was introduced in the cityâs legislature on Wednesday, setting in motion changes that will give Beijing greater control over the process while reducing the number of directly elected representatives.
The bill is part of efforts to rein in political protests and opposition in Hong Kong, which is part of China but has had a more liberal political system since the 1997 handover from Britain.
Alice Fung
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Lee Cheuk-yan wearing a black mask and Leung Kwok-hung wearing a yellow mask shout slogans as they arrive at a court in Hong Kong Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. They are among nine prominent Hong Kong s democracy advocates facing trial Tuesday on charges of organizing an unauthorized assembly in August 2019. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) February 15, 2021 - 10:50 PM
HONG KONG - Two former Hong Kong lawmakers pleaded guilty to illegal assembly charges Tuesday, as a trial opened for them and seven other prominent democracy activists in what is seen as a crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.