Posted on 09/22/2021 5:17:06 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, has defended the weekend’s election of a powerful committee to appoint senior leaders, after just one candidate not strictly aligned with the establishment camp was elected among the 1,500 positions.
Under an overhauled electoral system, dubbed “patriots rule Hong Kong”, fewer than 5,000 people were eligible to vote on Sunday, choosing from candidates who had already been vetted for political loyalty and cleared of being a national security threat.
The results saw primarily Beijing loyalists and pro-establishment figures elected to the committee. The group will choose nearly half the Hong Kong legislature next year, and a new leader for the territory.
Just two candidates described by local media as not strictly from the establishment ranks , were able to run. Only one, Tik Chi-yuen, was elected.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
“Fortifying democracy”
May Carrie Lam follow in the footsteps of Quisling and Ceausescu.
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