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Are you aware that people officially voted for pro independence representatives and those representatives were dismissed for being insulting to China? https://
by eric-hu 7y ago
Are you aware that people officially voted for pro independence representatives and those representatives were dismissed for being insulting to China?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/14/hong-kong-pro-democracy-legislators-disqualified-parliament https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/14/hong-kong-pro-...
- yorwba 7y agoNo, I wasn't, thanks for the information. FWIW, I wasn't suggesting an election within the existing system, where formal requirements like the oath-taking ceremony matter, but rather an improvised referendum with no such restrictions. On a purely legal basis, the government would be free to ignore the results, but in practice that might not be so easy. Since voting requires less effort than participating in a protest march, turnout is more likely to reach a majority of the population.