Hong Kong’s legislature yesterday vetoed a China-backed electoral reform package criticized by opposition pro-democracy lawmakers and activists as undemocratic, easing for now the prospect of fresh mass protests in the financial hub. The rejection had been expected and is likely to appease some activists who had demanded a veto of what they call a “fake” democratic model for how the Chinese-controlled territory chooses its next leader in 2017. However, it was a setback for Beijing’s communist leaders, who said in response that...
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