Others have been arrested for holding up banned slogans or for calling for sanctions against China.
Almost 50 democratic activists were recently charged under the law for holding a primary election before running for seats in Legco. The rule of law in Hong Kong will be remodelled.Ī national-security law imposed last June in response to the protests of 2019 is limiting liberties such as the freedom of speech, a free press and the right to peaceful protest. Over time that will leave less room for the proudly independent judges, some of them foreigners, who currently make Hong Kong’s courts some of the most trusted in Asia. China and its local allies are demanding all public officials should pass stricter patriotism tests. Branded “Patriots administering Hong Kong”, the amendments will effectively bar avowed opponents of the Hong Kong government or critics of China’s Communist Party from seeking election to anything.Ĭandidates for elected office are not the only ones to whom such conditions will apply. On March 11th, far to the north in a smoggy Beijing, delegates to the National People’s Congress, China’s pliant legislature, approved sweeping changes to Hong Kong’s election laws by a margin of 2,895 votes (there was one abstention).
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