{"id":1694,"date":"2014-06-20T18:12:26","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T18:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/?p=1694"},"modified":"2014-06-20T18:12:26","modified_gmt":"2014-06-20T18:12:26","slug":"5-things-to-know-about-hong-kongs-referendum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/5-things-to-know-about-hong-kongs-referendum","title":{"rendered":"5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT HONG KONG\u2019S REFERENDUM"},"content":{"rendered":"

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20 JUN 2014 3:46AM<\/p>\n

1 WHAT IS HONG KONG\u2019S UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE REFERENDUM?
\nResidents in the former British colony, which returned to China in 1997, have been fighting for a democratic system for years. Currently, Hong Kong\u2019s chief executive is chosen by a 1,200-member committee drawn largely from pro-Beijing and business camps. In principle, Beijing has agreed to direct elections, and said that 2017 is the earliest the city can begin to enjoy universal suffrage.<\/p>\n

However, there\u2019s considerable dispute over what such a system would look like, and how democratic it will actually be. From June 20-29, the University of Hong Kong is conducting an online poll to gauge residents\u2019 views about the future of the city\u2019s political system in conjunction with a pro-democracy movement called Occupy Central. Organizers will also accommodate in-person voting at more than a dozen polling stations.<\/p>\n

From:http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/briefly\/2014\/06\/20\/5-things-to-know-about-hong-kongs-referendum\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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