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Hong Kong electoral reform: lawmakers to start discussing coming shake-up even before full details of Beijing plan revealed

  • Subcommittee will be set up to immediately start discussing Beijing’s plan, including a resolution endorsed by the National People’s Congress
  • Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam had earlier asked Legco to fast-track the local legislative work to pave the way for the shake-up

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The Legislative Council will be expanded to 90 seats under the shake-up. Photo: Nora Tam
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Hong Kong lawmakers will start discussing Beijing’s coming overhaul of the city’s electoral system even before China’s top legislative body unveils the final details of its plan.
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The Legislative Council’s House Committee, which scrutinises bills and legislation, on Friday afternoon adopted a suggestion by Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor to fast-track the local legislative work to pave the way for the Beijing-decreed shake-up.

A subcommittee will be set up to immediately start discussing Beijing’s plan, including a resolution endorsed by the National People’s Congress (NPC) last Thursday.

The subcommittee will subsequently become a bills committee once the Hong Kong government introduces the legislation to Legco.

The National People’s Congress passed a resolution on Hong Kong reforms last week. Photo: AP
The National People’s Congress passed a resolution on Hong Kong reforms last week. Photo: AP

The NPC resolution, seen by critics as a move to decimate the city’s opposition, was approved to ensure “patriots” ran Hong Kong.

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