Hong Kong elections: Article 23, barred lawmakers and voting rights – some of the thorny issues awaiting the next Legislative Council

The decision by Hong Kong’s leader to delay legislative elections for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic has pushed the city’s two political camps even farther apart.But they agree on one fundamental matter: the next assembly would be a full-fledged one scrutinising and passing policy proposals and funding requests, instead of restricting itself to only handling essential business.Lawmakers could be asked to vote on several controversial issues, including amending election laws to allow…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3095722/hong-kong-elections-article-23-barred-lawmakers-and-voting