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Hong Kong Government Press Conference On Improving Electoral System

From Left to Right Ms Llewellyn Mui, Acting Officer(Special Duties), Ms Teresa Cheng, Secretary for Justice, Mrs Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Mr Eric Tsang, Secretary for constitution and mainland affairs, Mr Roy Tang, permanent secretary for Constitutional and Mainland affairs hols up booklet during a press conference on 'Improving Electoral System' in Hong Kong, China, on April 13, 2021. The government is formally proposing to make it a crime for people to urge others to cast blank or spoiled ballots, or not vote at all, as it unveiled a host of bills to amend local laws in line with the sweeping electoral reforms initiated by Beijing last month. It would also be a crime to obstruct or prevent people from casting a ballot. Both offences would be punishable by up to three years in prison, The paper also laid out detailed arrangements for how the expanded 1,500-member Election Committee will be selected in an election to be held on September 19, The powerful body will nominate all legislators and select 40 of them through block-voting, That means each member selects 40 members, and the 40 individuals with the most votes at the end will win the seats, All members will be required to swear allegiance to the SAR, and vow to uphold the Basic Law, The Election Committee would also keep its current role of choosing the chief executive, with the next election set for March 27, Authorities also unveiled the 10 new geographical constituencies that will return 20 of the 90 new legislators to be chosen on December 19. The paper also laid out detailed arrangements for how the expanded 1,500-member Election Committee will be selected in an election to be held on September 19. (Photo by Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto)

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