“What is the meaning of life? That was all- a simple question; one that tended to close in on one with years, the great revelation had never come. The great revelation perhaps never did come. Instead, there were little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark; here was one.”
― from TO THE LIGHTHOUSE By Virginia Woolf, 1927
2021年12月24日 星期五
時事觀察：G7 condemns Hong Kong polls,......中共中央的“本意”:香港的 奴才選舉： 2021香港立法會選舉／「愛國者」大獲全勝 非建制派僅一席之地。Hong Kong election: China rejects democracy concerns from West 美國國務院及財政部宣佈制裁五名香港中聯辦副主任
時事觀察：中共中央的“本意”:香港的 奴才選舉： Hong Kong election: China rejects democracy concerns from West 美國國務院及財政部宣佈制裁五名香港中聯辦副主任
World powers on Monday condemned Hong's Kong tightly vetted legislature vote, saying rules imposed by Beijing that reduced directly elected seats and controlled who could stand had eroded democracy in the Chinese territory.
Zhao Lijian, China's foreign ministry spokesman, blamed the low turnout on the pandemic and "anti-China elements bent on destroying Hong Kong and the interference of external forces".
On Monday, following the results of the poorly-attended election, the foreign ministers of the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand said China's new rules had "eliminated any meaningful political opposition".
"Since the handover, candidates with diverse political views have contested elections in Hong Kong. This election has reversed the trend," said the group, also known as the Five Eyes alliance.
Just 30.2% of Hong Kong's registered 4.2 million voters showed up to the poll on Sunday, the lowest turnout in decades.
Analysts said this reflected voters' awareness of the election's limits. Democracy activists have described it as a sham.
Previous lawmakers who were critical of Beijing were barred from standing, with most in exile or in jail.
Voters this time around could also only vote for 20 spots, less than half of the positions previously available to be elected by the public.
Hong Kong used to belong to Britain, and it was granted certain freedoms which are not available in the mainland, including voting rights, when it was handed back to China in 1997. These freedoms are supposed to last to 2050.
But Beijing's crackdown on political dissent over the past two years has severely restricted those rights. A wide-ranging national security law passed last year has also largely criminalised any anti-China actions.
3 hours ago — The 2021 Hong Kong Legislative Council election was a general election held on 19 December 2021 for the 7th Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
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