HK Government Introduces Even More Measures to Ensure Preferred Election Outcomes
Posted by John Chan | Apr 13, 2021
The Hong Kong government has announced an umbrella bill to implement sweeping changes to the city’s electoral system, two weeks after the changes were approved by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) in Beijing. The measures will more than halve the number of democratically elected seats in the city’s legislature, while expanding the body and altering its selection mechanism to grant more influence to pro-Beijing figures. The NPCSC’s plan all but guarantees that Hong Kong’s pro-democracy opposition will never gain more than a handful of seats, still less the majority towards which they had been working. Nevertheless, the city’s government has now gone even further in its bid to control future election outcomes, announcing on Tuesday that it would make it illegal for anyone to encourage voters to cast blank ballots or boycott future el
China s top legislator highlights new legislation to protect Yellow River
1 2021-04-14 15:29:38Xinhua
Editor : Cheng Zizhuo
ECNS App Download Aerial photo taken on Aug. 14, 2019 shows the Qiankunwan river bend along the Yellow River, China s second-longest waterway, on the border between Yanchuan County, northwest China s Shaanxi Province and Yonghe County, north China s Shanxi Province. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)
China s top legislator Li Zhanshu has called for accelerated legislation to advance ecological conservation and high-quality development in the Yellow River basin.
Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People s Congress Standing Committee, made the remarks while presiding over a symposium on Yellow River legislation on Tuesday in Xi an, capital of northwest China s Shaanxi Province.
Election Overhaul Plan Threatens to Sideline Hong Kongâs Opposition
The proposal, initiated by the Chinese central government, is intended to make it difficult for democracy advocates to hold office and would criminalize organized protest votes.
Hong Kongâs chief executive, Carrie Lam, center, and other officials introduced the proposed changes on Tuesday.Credit.Anthony Wallace/Agence France-Presse â Getty Images
April 13, 2021, 8:03 a.m. ET
HONG KONG â The Hong Kong government on Tuesday introduced the final details of a push to drastically overhaul the cityâs election system, including a proposal that would make it illegal to encourage voters to cast blank ballots or boycott elections.
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HKSAR gov t officials stress public responsibility of safeguarding national security
1 2021-04-12 08:19:55Xinhua
Editor : Li Yan
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Officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Sunday stressed the significance of safeguarding national security ahead of the National Security Education Day that falls on April 15.
Matthew Cheung, chief secretary for Administration of the HKSAR government, said in an online article that every Hong Kong resident has the responsibility of safeguarding national security.
National security is the cornerstone of peace and stability, as well as guarantee for the happy life of people, he said, adding that the HKSAR government will adopt a multi-pronged approach to encouraging the public to realize the significance of national security and think about their role.