Democracy supporters and Beijing set for debate over election laws in vital Hong Kong showdown | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Hong Kong (dpa) – Hong Kong looks unlikely to adopt a controversial voting reform package that triggered the biggest unrest in years in the Chinese territory, as pro-democracy legislators vow to vote against it. If the limited reforms pass, “there won’t be incentive and pressure to amend the system” any further, warned legislator Alan Leong, member…

Hong Kong politicians have begun debate in advance of a vote on a controversial reform package amid protests and tensions over an alleged explosives plot. Wednesday’s vote highlights the gulf between democracy campaigners against the government after protests which saw tens of thousands of protesters take to the streets last year over the controversial electoral road…

HONG KONG — Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Hong Kong legislature Wednesday, putting police on high alert as lawmakers debated a reform bill that will dictate the direction of the semiautonomous Chinese region’s political development. The bill, backed by the Hong Kong government and the central authorities in Beijing, would let citizens directly elect the…