Pro-Beijing camp sees expected decision to let disqualified Hong Kong pan-dems finish Legco term as effort to ‘restore harmony’

Beijing’s unexpected decision to allow four disqualified lawmakers to serve out the extended term of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council has caught many pro-establishment figures by surprise, given the central government’s hardball approach towards the city in the past few months.One pro-establishment heavyweight said they believed Beijing wanted to avoid direct confrontation with Washington ahead of the US presidential election on November 3, while mainland academics said they expected the…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3096801/pro-beijing-camp-sees-expected-decision-let-disqualified