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> There are elections in Hong Kong, but to get on the ballot you have to be nominated by a committee controlled by Beijing government. Honestly, I am not sure

> There are elections in Hong Kong, but to get on the ballot you have to be nominated by a committee controlled by Beijing government. Honestly, I am not sure why Chinese even instituted the elections instead of keeping the English system, in which the metropolis appoints the Governor-general who then picks members for his Legislative Council (which had advisory powers and that's it).

thaumasiotes 3y ago
> I am not sure why Chinese even instituted the elections instead of keeping the English system, in which the metropolis appoints the Governor-general That would be difficult for a metropolis to do. I tried to find out how this actually worked, and wikipedia states that the Governor-general of British Hong Kong is appointed by the British Crown. I can see why that is no longer the case in specific, but the current system seems fairly analogous.