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BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping applauds along with other leaders after the result of the vote on changes to Hong Kong’s election system was announced during the closing session of the National Peoples Congress. AFP
BEIJING: China’s parliament voted Thursday for sweeping changes to Hong Kong’s electoral system, including powers to veto candidates, as Beijing moves to ensure that only “patriots” run the city following huge pro-democracy rallies.
Beijing has acted decisively to dismantle Hong Kong’s limited democratic pillars after massive and sometimes violent protests coursed through the financial hub in 2019.
At last year’s meeting of the National People’s Congress, the Communist Party leadership imposed a national security law on Hong Kong that has since been weaponised against the democracy movement.