Voters enter a polling center for the election committee that will vote for the city's leader in Hong Kong Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. Hong Kong's polls for an election committee that will vote for the city's leader kicked off Sunday amid heavy police presence, with chief executive Carrie Lam saying that it is "very meaningful" as it is the first election to take place following electoral reforms.
The Election Committee will select 40 of 90 lawmakers in the city’s legislature during elections in December, as well as elect the Hong Kong leader during polls in March next year. “Today’s Election Committee elections are very meaningful as it is the first elections held after we have improved the electoral system to ensure that only patriots can take office,” Lam said.It’s not yet known if Lam will seek reelection in March. She said the new Election Committee will be broadly representative as it included more grassroots organizations and associations that represent Hong Kongers who live and work in mainland China.
The same tactic used by the Nazis to maintain their power throughout the course of the 1930s and many modern dictator governments.
No real elections in Hong Kong anymore. The last official one revealing the true will of Hong Kong people was the Election of District Councils in Nov 2019.
“democracy” with ccp characteristics
It may be the most terrifying part of the Chinese Communist Party that it does not understand that such an election system is abnormal.
Funny to see a small group of UNELECTED people define who are loyal to HongKongers. What is its logic?
PPPonGo .... when less than 5000 people are eligible to vote in a city of 7.5M population.
CCP has in effect abolished elections in HongKong. All candidates r subject to vetting, those elected can be arbitrarily disqualified, elections can be called off n postponed indefinitely at CCP's discretion ...How can u call this farce election? StandWithHongKong
No more Freedom and Democracy in HongKong now. HK is totally off and become the NewBerlin under the NationalSecurityLaw. OneCountryTwoSystemIsDead. HongKongers, even non-HKer not in HK is suffering in that law. StandWithHongKong FreeHongKong
Hong Kong people will not concern about the fake election stuff in the small circle.
Just 0.06% of Hong Kong 7.5 million population can vote while candidates are ideologically vetted. The free world should not regard this as a normal election, but just a stage play for Beijing’s selection.
China is horrible.
ChinaCheats
What a joke
Voters choose nothing. The so-called results are already printed and approved by the criminal communists. China has broken every agreement made regarding Hong Kong's governance. The young people are resilient but Xi 'The Hatchet' Jinping will crush them.
The Republican blueprint.
Another reason China should be nuked into oblivion. Just send all the republicunts there first
You had me at 'select residents vote.' I would also highlight phrases such as 'heavy police presence,' 'only patriots,' and 'restructured electoral process.' Sounds eerily familiar out here in the USA, for some reason.
🤣 An AP reporter claims 'we're an impeccable source' while ignoring AP (+ English) rules about starting sentences with a number, begins a sentence with 'and', then uses an exclamation point hoping to distract from the empty hyperbole substituted as a defense of deleted tweets.
Awww, how adorably nazi of them 🤢 Will the genocide be continuing as well?
Talk about 'rigged..'
Sort of like voting for DNC delegates.
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