Hong Kong elite selects powerful new 'patriots only' committeeHong Kong's elites are set to choose a power committee that will elect the city's next leaderHONG KONG - Hong Kong's political elite will select a powerful committee on Sunday which will choose the city's next leader and nearly half the legislature under a new "patriots only" system imposed by Beijing. Ted Hui, a former lawmaker who moved to Australia, said Hong Kong's political system was now "a rubber-stamp game completely controlled by Beijing." That figure has now been trimmed to around 4,800 -- the equivalent of 0.6 percent of Hong Kong's 7.5 million population. Local media have reported that people linked to the city's powerful business tycoon families will wield less power. China promised Hong Kong would maintain key liberties and autonomy for 50 years after its handover.

Source: Bangkok Post September 18, 2021 21:00 UTC