Hong Kong unveils electoral reform package, vows no compromise


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  • Wednesday, 22 Apr 2015

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying (2nd R) looks on beside Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Raymond Tam (L), Chief Secretary Carrie Lam (2nd L) and Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen, ahead of the Legislative Council meeting in Hong Kong April 22, 2015. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong government gave lawmakers their first look on Wednesday at a long-awaited electoral blueprint for selecting the city's next leader, a plan that reflects China's desire for a tightly controlled poll despite calls for more democracy.

The controversial government proposal follows huge pro-democracy protests last year in one of the greatest challenges to Beijing's Communist Party rule since the former British colony returned to Chinese control in 1997.

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