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November, the pro-democracy camp, out of Beijing and the Hong Kong government's expectation, won a landslide victory in the District Council elections which was
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Legislative Council on 6 July 2023. The changes are officially effective from 10 July 2023. Previously returned by direct elections, the number of the elected seats will be significantly reduced to around 20 per cent, while each of the 40 per cent of the seats will be returned by
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Beijing allowing some elected seats was in the hope of gaining public support for the reform and promoting pro-democrats to transition themselves into "patriots" by leaving room for the pro-democrats to participate in the election. He also dismissed the claim that the reform proposal was
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criticised the 20 per cent ratio of directly elected seats in the plan for being "regressive", which transformed the
District Councils from the elected assemblies managing local affairs to government-appointed advisory committees that leave "very small room" for reflecting public opinion.
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unseated as they were in custody or had left the city due to various cases including the violation of national security. Together with the 49 councillors whose oaths were ruled invalid, more than 70 per cent seats in the 18 District
Councils were left vacant without by-election.
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District Council electoral system which was guided by the principles of putting national security as the "topmost priority" and "faithfully implementing" the
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met with a Hong Kong delegation in Shenzhen. The number of directly elected seats will be significantly reduced to one-thirds, while the other two-thirds will be indirectly elected or appointed. The electoral method will also be changed from
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accusing the illustration for "distorting and discrediting" the proposal.
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732:"District Councils (Amendment) Bill 2023"
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791:Graham-Harrison, Emma (2019-11-24).
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445:uncontested Chief Executive election
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679:Democratic development in Hong Kong
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1444:Political repression in Hong Kong
946:. Hong Kong Gazette. 2023-07-10.
977:from the original on 2023-07-10.
953:from the original on 2023-07-10.
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645:Sham Shui Po District Councillor
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