GLOBALink | Hong Kong legislature passes amendments to electoral laws
Xinhua
28 May 2021, 02:05 GMT+10
HONG KONG, May 27 (Xinhua) Hong Kong s legislature passed amendments to electoral laws on Thursday, wrapping up the local legislation of improving the financial hub s electoral system.
The Improving Electoral System (Consolidated Amendments) Bill 2021 was approved in its third reading by the Legislative Council (LegCo) of China s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), after it was first brought to lawmakers on April 14.
The bill s passage followed related amendments made at the state level by the country s top legislature earlier this year.
The Standing Committee of the National People s Congress adopted on March 30 the amended Annex I and Annex II to the HKSAR Basic Law, which concerns methods for the selection of the HKSAR chief executive and the formation of the LegCo.
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Daily Times
May 26, 2021
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