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Hong Kong electoral reform
![Hong Kong Leader Says China Patriots Now Firmly in Charge Hong Kong Leader Says China Patriots Now Firmly in Charge](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-05-09-170719.jpg)
Hong Kong Leader Says China Patriots Now Firmly in Charge
By Associated Press
Chief Executive Carrie Lam thanked the government in Beijing for “improving Hong Kong’s electoral system” a day after John Lee was almost unanimously chosen as her successor.
![Hong Kong’s Rigged Election Hong Kong’s Rigged Election](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-12-17-161444.jpg)
Hong Kong’s Rigged Election
By Michael Mo
Sunday’s Legislative Council polls are a test of the resistance of pro-democracy Hong Kongers.
![‘Patriots Only’: Hong Kong’s New Election System in Action ‘Patriots Only’: Hong Kong’s New Election System in Action](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-11-29-183824.jpg)
‘Patriots Only’: Hong Kong’s New Election System in Action
By Jessie Lau and Shui-yin Sharon Yam
Changes to Hong Kong’s election system, as well as the overarching national security law, have all but killed any formal political opposition.
![Beijing’s Tried-and-Tested Plan to Hollow out Hong Kong’s Legislature Beijing’s Tried-and-Tested Plan to Hollow out Hong Kong’s Legislature](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-08-11.jpg)
Beijing’s Tried-and-Tested Plan to Hollow out Hong Kong’s Legislature
By Simon Shen
The PRC has a long history of remaking institutions, but keeping up the language and appearance of the past.
![Hong Kong Changes Electoral Law, Reduces Direct Public Vote Hong Kong Changes Electoral Law, Reduces Direct Public Vote](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-27-9.jpg)
Hong Kong Changes Electoral Law, Reduces Direct Public Vote
By Zen Soo
Hong Kong officially enacted the electoral changes suggested by Beijing back in March.
![Less Democracy, More ‘Patriots’: Hong Kong’s New Electoral System Less Democracy, More ‘Patriots’: Hong Kong’s New Electoral System](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-30-11.jpg)
Less Democracy, More ‘Patriots’: Hong Kong’s New Electoral System
By Jessie Lau
The most significant government reforms since the city’s handover in 1997 consolidate Beijing's control over Hong Kong's government.
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