Hong Kong
Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers marched last weekend to protest Beijing’s failure to deliver the democratic reforms it promised. The separate constitution that Hong Kong was granted when it switched from British to Chinese rule in 1997 calls for an eventual shift to full democracy, but gives no deadline. Currently, a committee of 800 appoints the chief executive, while half the legislature is elected and the other half is appointed by business groups. Aides to Donald Tsang, Hong Kong’s chief executive, said that despite the protests, he plans to submit a bill containing only the limited electoral changes that Beijing has approved.
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