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HK reform plan adopted overwhelmingly; detailed measures ‘to be unveiled before end of March’ Chen Qingqing, Bai Yunyi, Zhao Juecheng and Zhao Yusha Published: Mar 11, 2021 11:18 PM Hong Kong residents sign their names at Wan Chai Street Station in support of the National People's Congress decision to improve the Hong Kong electoral system and ensure "patriots governing Hong Kong." Photo: cnsphoto  Chinese lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to adopt a decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) at the closure of the fourth s...

This is why Hong Kong people support improving electoral system 1 Running a small cafe alone in Hong Kong, single mother Kate Lee found the thing that depressed her most was not the COVID-19 outbreak but the endless political upheavals. After speaking out against the violence in a pro-police rally in 2019, Lee became a target of vicious online attacks and hateful telephone calls. Frequent bogus complaints made about her cafe also dealt a heavy blow to her business. As social unrest and COVID-19 delivered a double whammy to Hong Kong's economy, Lee, like many people struggling ...

200 HK civil servants refuse to pledge loyalty, asked to leave their positions By Chen Qingqing Published: Mar 08, 2021 10:56 PM All Hong Kong deputies to the National People's Congress post for a group photo to show support to the draft decision to improve Hong Kong's electoral system in Beijing on Friday.  Nearly 200 civil servants who refused to pledge allegiance to the Basic Law and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government will be required to leave their posts, which experts said won't cause any impact on administrative  affairs as the HKSAR government will soon seek...

By Patrick Goodenough | March 3, 2021 | 4:32am EST A protester holds a small placard at an event organised by Justitia Hong Kong to mourn the loss of Hong Kong's political freedoms, in Leicester Square, central London, on December 12, 2020. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images) (CNSNews.com) – Expect to hear the word “patriot” in connection with Hong Kong a lot in the coming weeks and months. As China’s biggest annual political event known as the “two sessions” starts this week, on the agenda are proposals to change the way the people of...

Advertisement China’s top legislative body will overhaul Hong Kong’s electoral system, declaring it was its responsibility to put “patriots” in power. The two sessions, where 5000 delegates will gather for a week in Beijing from Friday, will see China’s political leaders approve the country’s plan for the next five years as it faces the most tumultuous global environment in decades. The National People’s Congress starts on Friday. Credit:AP The goal is to make China a high-income nation by 2025, cement its authority over Hong Kong and spur domestic innovati...