The government’s decision is ‘an assault on fundamental freedoms’, says Hong Kong Watch, as democracy deteriorates
The Hong Kong government has postponed its upcoming elections for one year, citing the growing coronavirus outbreak in the city but sparking immediate accusations that the pandemic was being used as a pretext to suppress democracy.
The city’s leader, chief executive Carrie Lam, announced on Friday she had invoked emergency regulations to delay the 6 September vote, saying it was the “hardest decision I have made in the past seven months”.
Continue reading…The government’s decision is ‘an assault on fundamental freedoms’, says Hong Kong Watch, as democracy deterioratesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Hong Kong government has postponed its upcoming elections for one year, citing the growing coronavirus outbreak in the city but sparking immediate accusations that the pandemic was being used as a pretext to suppress democracy.The city’s leader, chief executive Carrie Lam, announced on Friday she had invoked emergency regulations to delay the 6 September vote, saying it was the “hardest decision I have made in the past seven months”. Continue reading…