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The amendments mark the biggest changes to Hong Kong’s political system since the handover, and reduce the share of directly elected representatives in its Legislative Council (LegCo).
While previously, 35 of its 70 members were directly elected, that number has been reduced by 15.
Now, Hongkongers will only be able to directly vote for 20 representatives while the size of LegCo has been expanded to 90, thereby drastically reducing the share of elected representatives.
The 70 others will be broadly chosen from pro-establishment bodies.
The other big change is the setting up of a Candidate Eligibility Review Committee “for reviewing and confirming the eligibility of candidates”.
Also, a Committee for Safeguarding National Security will be set up that will make findings as to whether a candidate for Election Committee member or for the office of Chief Executive meets the legal requirements.
There will be no scope for legally challenging the findings.
District Councillors, who are directly elected, will no longer have a place either in the Election Committee or in LegCo.
