Posted on 08/31/2014 8:21:11 AM PDT by Citizen Zed
BEIJING: China today ruled out allowing open nominations in elections for the Hong Kong's next leader, in a move that could ignite tension in the Asian financial hub where the democracy advocates have threatened to shut down the main business district in protest.
Rejecting calls by democracy activists in the former British colony to permit Hong Kongers to directly elect their Chief Executive from an open list of candidates, China's rubber-stamp Parliament - the National People's Congress (NPC) - ruled that candidates must receive more than half of votes from a special nominating body before going before voters.
The NPC's move is expected to spark strong reactions from Hong Kong where series of demonstrations are being held demanding direct election of Chief Executive to fulfil the promises made by Beijing when Hong Kong returned from British rule to China in 1997.
Democracy activists in the semi-autonomous Chinese city have threatened to shut down the Hong Kong's main business district if Beijing refused to allow the direct election.
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What did you expect? China to let Hong Kong to be like that forever?
They are transferring all of the financial power of Hong Kong to Shanghai, once that’s complete Hong Kong is irrelevant.
They have to be Commie-approved
Sort of like the Guardian Council in Iran or the RNC in this country
Similiar to the GOP serving us who we’re supposed to vote for ?
Once again, socialists will kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
/johnny
Interesting development. Thanks for posting.
He hasn’t read the paper yet.
Lots of reports of tanks and a PRC military presence in HK this week. Now we know why.
....for the common good."
After Britain gave Hong Kong to China, I’m surprised that China gave Hong Kong so much time before doing this.
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