Hong Kong ‘patriots’ election casts doubt over democracy as city enters new era

An overhaul of the electoral system has gutted the partial democracy Hong Kong once had and made it effectively impossible for the opposition to win a majority. Photograph: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images

An overhaul of the electoral system has gutted the partial democracy Hong Kong once had and made it effectively impossible for the opposition to win a majority. Photograph: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images

source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/17/hong-kong-patriots-election-casts-doubt-over-democracy-as-city-enters-new-era