While Beijing remains in control of diplomacy and defence in the region, Hong Kong has been able to forge its own external relations in other areas, including culture and tourism
Hong Kong heads to the polls on Sunday for the first time since electoral laws were changed to give Beijing more control over who is elected to Hong Kong’s legislature.
The new electoral laws expand the total number of seats in the Legislative Council from 70 to 90, but reduce the number of directly elected lawmakers from 35 to 20. Most of the legislature will be appointed by an Election Committee, which will also be responsible for vetting candidates to ensure – as China itself has stated - that only “patriots” can rule the city.
For these reasons, analysts expect the turnout at the polls to be quite low. Polls by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute in November found that only 52 percent of respondents planned to vote — which would be the lowest turnout in three decades.
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