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Written by: Li Xiukun
2021-03-05 19:39
Last update date: 2021-03-05 19:41
The National People’s Congress kicked off on March 5. This meeting will consider a proposal to improve Hong Kong’s electoral system. The European Union issued a statement on the same day, stating that the relevant reforms may have a profound negative impact on Hong Kong’s democratic principles and elected representatives.
The European Union issued a statement on the revision of Hong Kong’s electoral system on March 5 (website screenshot)
The statement stated that the relevant reforms will run counter to the previous election reforms in Hong Kong and violate their promises.
The EU stated that the EU is ready to take further measures to deal with any further serious deterioration in Hong Kong’s political freedom and human rights, and that this would violate China’s domestic and international obligations.
Wang Chen, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, said when introducing the draft on March 5 that the election committee should be adjusted and optimized, a democratic election system with Hong Kong characteristics should be established, the election committee for electing the chief executive should be rebuilt, and the chief executive and the legislative council should be revised To produce the method, it is also necessary to amend Annex 1 and Annex 2 of the Basic Law, emphasizing that it does not involve the revision of the main text of the Basic Law.
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