Posted on 11/11/2020 3:30:10 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
All of Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers have resigned after four of their colleagues were disqualified.
On Wednesday Beijing passed a resolution allowing the city's government to disqualify politicians deemed a threat to national security.
Shortly afterwards the opposition lawmakers said they would leave the city legislature in solidarity.
For the first time since Hong Kong was handed back to China in 1997 the body has almost no dissenting voices.
BBC China correspondent Stephen McDonnell says the legislature was already stacked in favour of the pro-Beijing-camp.
The territory's leader, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, is pro-Beijing and is supported by the central government there.
The move is being seen as the latest attempt by China to restrict Hong Kong's freedoms, something Beijing denies.
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They’re giving the Democrats ideas,
Every decent,hard working and civilized resident of Hong Kong (which would be the majority of residents) should be doing everything they can to get to the US,Britain,Canada,Australia or some other civilized country.
They’re trying to get rid of Trump for the same reason.
our major outlets read like Tass and that’s an insult to Tass.
They’re all in. ALL in.
Are we?
Coming soon to the US.
Unless we fight it.
No semblance of sovereignty remains any longer.
The sovereign status of the Hong Kong Dollar (convertibility with hard currency like US dollars, British Pounds, Euros or Yen) must be revoked by every honest Country.
Beijing passed a resolution allowing the city’s government to disqualify politicians deemed a threat to national security.
This is what is in store for us
Sounds like AOC and the Communist Party.
China’s Return On Investment from the US election.
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