The Yomiuri ShimbunWill the “high degree of autonomy” China promised to Hong Kong under the “one country, two systems” formula turn out to be a mere facade? An electoral reform package for the poll to choose Hong Kong’s next chief executive in 2017 has been voted down by a majority of pro-democracy lawmakers. With this, a “normal election” in which Hong Kong’s voters directly select their leader will not go ahead. Instead, the current indirect election system — in which the leader is chosen by a committee comprised of industry group representatives and others — looks set to continue. Although the reform bills offered the prospect...
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