China reduces elected seats in Hong Kong legislature

China reduces elected seats in Hong Kong legislature

China has sharply reduced the number of directly elected seats in Hong Kong’s legislature in a setback for the democracy movement. The changes were announced Tuesday after a two-day meeting of China’s top legislature.

In the new make-up, the legislature will be expanded to 90 seats, and only 20 will be elected by the public. Currently, 35 seats, or half of the 70-seat legislature, are elected.

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Pro-democracy lawmaker Wu Chi-wai, right in a polo shirt, scuffles with security guards during a Legislative Council's House Committee meeting in Hong Kong on May 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

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