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Re:Chinese military entering Shenzen, just across the border... by PlasticTank on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @06:35AM (#20684341)
> Hong Kong, at least on paper, is ruled by a governing entity elected by Hong Kong people

Except it's not, top leadership is elected by a small council of business owners and other high ranking members of society, the people they are allowed to vote for are selected by Beijing and anyone they don't like is vetoed out.

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Re:Chinese military entering Shenzen, just across the border... by loyukfai on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @07:29AM (#20684672)
Also, half of the Legislative Council are elected by "functional constituency" including even agriculture and fishery. These constituencies are largely pro-establishment and anti-democratic.

And in the last election, the government was able to even disqualify candidates from the general election.

https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/10/12/breaking-hong-kong-ban...

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