ANYONE aspiring to run for Hong Kong’s Legislative Council will need to secure an unspecified number of nominations from a committee stacked with pro-establishment members under Beijing’s plan to drastically overhaul the city’s political system, a senior Chinese official confirmed on Friday.
Wang Chen, vice-chairman of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), China’s top legislative body, also confirmed the electoral shake-up would involve amending Annexes I and II of the Basic Law, though the main text of Hong Kong’s mini-constitution would remain unchanged.
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