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In Hong Kong, there were two main political ideological blocs, which presents to pro-democracy camp (include localists) and pro-Beijing camp. Under the newly introduced electoral system, only government-approved candidates may run, effectively disqualifying any candidates who are not from the pro-Beijing camp or approved by Beijing.
The 2023 Hong Kong District Council elections were held on 10 December 2023 for all 18 District Councils of Hong Kong, electing 264 of the 470 seats in the councils. [3] Under the new electoral system, 88 of the elected 264 seats were directly elected by 4.3 million voters, while 176 of them were indirectly elected among some 2,400 members of ...
The politics of Hong Kong takes place in a framework of a political system dominated by its quasi-constitutional document, the Hong Kong Basic Law, its own legislature, the Chief Executive as the head of government and of the Special Administrative Region and of a politically constrained multi-party presidential system. [1]
The 2023 Hong Kong electoral changes were proposed by the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on 2 May 2023 in the 18 District Councils of Hong Kong for the following December elections and approved by Legislative Council on 6 July 2023. The changes are officially effective from 10 July 2023.
A total of 21 delegates did not seek reelection, including some of the prominent businessman. [8] Financial Times later reported in March 2023 that Chinese officials told politicians and tycoons wishing to run in this election to renounce passports or travel documents from countries including the UK, with a message that "either you give it up or you don’t run". [9]
Elections in Hong Kong take place when certain political offices in the government need to be filled. Hong Kong has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in the Legislative Council. The Chief Executive of Hong Kong is nonpartisan but can work with several parties to form a coalition government.
The Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) is a pro-Beijing, pro-business political party in Hong Kong. Chaired by Lo Wai-kwok , the party is currently the second-largest party in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong , holding eight seats.
The A4 Alliance (Chinese: A4聯盟) is a political alliance of four independent lawmakers in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.. The A4 Alliance (A4 means "Alliance of Four") was founded by four directly elected pro-Beijing politicians: Scott Leung (MP for Kowloon West), Kitson Yang (Kowloon Central), Connie Lam (New Territories South East), and Gary Zhang (New Territories North) on 15 June ...