Hong Kong lawmakers appear at a news conference with copies of the Improving Electoral System (Consolidated Amendments) Bill 2021 on April 14 after attending the bill’s first and partial second reading. - China Daily
HONG KONG (China Daily/ANN): An amendment bill on electoral changes received a groundswell of support from various sectors of society in Hong Kong as it passed its first reading in the city’s legislature on Wednesday (April 14).
The changes proposed in the bill, submitted to the Legislative Council for deliberation on the same day, are expected to optimise the city’s democracy and residents’ right to vote.
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