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Hong Kong ministers to launch ‘full-scale’ promotional campaign for Beijing overhaul of city’s electoral system
- Mainland affairs minister says a ‘full-scale programme of explanation’ is planned for the central government reforms
- Beijing’s overhaul centres on ensuring only patriots hold positions of political power in Hong Kong
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Top Hong Kong officials are set to launch a large-scale campaign next week to explain to the city why Beijing is overhauling its electoral system and introducing measures to ensure only patriots can govern locally.
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang Kwok-wai revealed the publicity drive on Friday during the first meeting of a Legislative Council subcommittee tasked with discussing the central government’s proposed electoral reforms and scrutinising the bills required to deliver them.
“The Hong Kong government welcomes and supports the reforms, and the chief executive has attached a great deal of importance to this,” Tsang told lawmakers.
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“We have planned for a full-scale programme of explanation, and the entire team of principal officials will participate in promoting this. This will be launched soon.”
Under the revamp endorsed by the National People’s Congress (NPC) earlier this month, the 1,200-strong Election Committee responsible for picking the city’s chief executive will be expanded by 300 members to further reinforce the pro-establishment camp’s dominance within the body.
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