Beijing’s attack on Hong Kong opposition viewed as ‘taste of what’s to come’ as attention pivots from coronavirus to city’s legislative elections

A fight that has erupted between Beijing’s top representatives on Hong Kong affairs and the opposition camp is putting the legislature squarely at the heart of an escalating struggle for power in the city, with just months to go before an election set that could upend the current political landscape.Both sides view the flare-up over the work of the House Committee sending bills to a floor vote as part of a larger debate stretching back to the handover, but which has since the previous summer…

from South China Morning Post https://bit.ly/3cpdpLP