Chinese authorities announced on Tuesday a sweeping overhaul of Hong Kong’s electoral system. The reforms permit Beijing and its handpicked local leaders to block candidates for office. Hong Kong Democratic Party chairman Lo Kin-hei describes for The World’s Carol Hills the dwindling options for the island’s pro-democracy movement.
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