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Newshour: 30/03/2021 13:06 GMT: China imposes new ‘patriotic’ electoral rules for Hong Kong

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30/03/2021 13:06 GMT

30/03/2021 13:06 GMT: China imposes new ‘patriotic’ electoral rules for Hong Kong

China imposes new ‘patriotic’ electoral rules for Hong Kong

BBC World Service - Newshour, China imposes new ‘patriotic’ electoral rules for Hong Kong

Beijing approves radical overhaul to tighten control over the territory’s political system

Beijing imposes radical overhaul to tighten control over the territory’s political system by cutting directly elected seats in parliament. Pro-Beijing lawmaker Regina Ip told Newshour the new legislation will not prevent opposition candidates from being elected while critics warn it will mean the end of democracy.

Also in the programme: Leaders of more than twenty countries are calling for a global treaty to help prepare for future pandemics. What difference will it make? And cabinet reshuffle in Brazil as Covid deaths soar.

(Photo: A Chinese national flag and a Hong Kong flag fly outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong. Credit: Reuters).

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