The Straits Times
Hong Kong must be ruled by patriots, says top China official on HK affairs
More consideration should be given to how to improve the relationship between the executive and the legislature.PHOTO: AFP
PublishedFeb 22, 2021, 2:44 pm SGT
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Hong Kong’s leader said it is “crystal clear” that Beijing needs to reform the financial hub’s electoral system, just a day after China’s top official for the city signaled major changes were coming.
The remarks follow a number of articles and comments in Chinese state media and are the latest sign that China is contemplating further curbs to Hong Kong’s already-limited democracy.
(Feb 23): China faces a “critical and urgent” task to overhaul Hong Kong’s electoral system, Beijing’s top official for the city said, in the latest sign that authorities were mulling major changes in the coming weeks. Beijing needed to reform the city’s electoral system “to ensure that Hong Kong’s governance is firmly controlled by patriots,” Xia Baolong, director of China’s cabinet-level Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, said in a speech Monday.