Sunday, December 10, 2006
Hong Kong holds limited elections
Al-Jazeera and others say:Hong Kong is to hold limited elections to appoint the 800-member committee that is to select the city's next leader. Some hope Sunday's poll will pave the way for a pro-democracy candidate.
The poll will involve only about 200,000 franchised voters in 38 business and community sub-sectors.The committee election process has long been criticised by democrats as most of Hong Kong's seven million inhabitants have no involvement.
Priscilla Lau, a Hong Kong deputy to China's National People's Congress, said: "I think Beijing is worrying about some people thinking of this time nominating Alan Leong. "Beijing would like to show absolute support to Tsang."
IMO: Better than nothing - let us hope things improve.
The poll will involve only about 200,000 franchised voters in 38 business and community sub-sectors.The committee election process has long been criticised by democrats as most of Hong Kong's seven million inhabitants have no involvement.
Priscilla Lau, a Hong Kong deputy to China's National People's Congress, said: "I think Beijing is worrying about some people thinking of this time nominating Alan Leong. "Beijing would like to show absolute support to Tsang."
IMO: Better than nothing - let us hope things improve.
# posted by uv : 4:22 AM
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