Hong Kong’s legislature

Beijing Ruling Bars Hong Kong Lawmakers From Taking Office

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Beijing has made an unprecedented intervention in Hong Kong politics to block two lawmakers from taking office. Pro-independence elected lawmakers Sixtus Leung and Yau Wai-ching have refused to pledge allegiance to Beijing when being sworn in. Beijing has now interpreted a section of Hong Kong law to mean any official who does not swear the … Read more

Hong Kong Police, Protesters Clash Over Beijing Crackdown

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Police fired pepper spray in running battles with thousands of demonstrators on the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday as they tried to encircle China’s representative office in protest against Beijing’s attempts to stop independence activism. Streets filled with mostly young people, many dressed in black, brought to mind weeks of pro-democracy marches in 2014. … Read more