Hong Kong reduces directly-elected seats in district polls

Hong Kong has cut the number of directly-elected seats in its local district councils in the latest part of an effort to ensure only “patriots” are able to hold political office in the territory.
Under the changes announced by Chief Executive John Lee, 80 percent of seats will be filled by people appointed by the government and all candidates will need to be vetted.
Lee, a former police chief who took office last year, said the reforms would “put wrongs to rights” and that councils elected in 2019 during the height of the pro-democracy protests were “platforms of protest violence and Hong Kong independence”.
Pro-democracy politicians won a landslide victory in those elections.

Al Jazeera’s Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.

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