‘Puppet showmen’: Hong Kong elite vote in ‘patriots only’ election process

Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam. A powerful ‘patriots only’ committee is being selected to name the city’s next leader, and nearly half of the legislature. Photograph: Xinhua/Rex/Shutterstock

Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam. A powerful ‘patriots only’ committee is being selected to name the city’s next leader, and nearly half of the legislature. Photograph: Xinhua/Rex/Shutterstock

source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/19/hong-kong-elite-vote-patriots-only-election-process