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2021 Hong Kong Legislative Election
Hong Kong postpones elections for a year ‘over virus concerns’
Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Hong Kong's pandemic was in “its worst situation since January" and "as community spread continues, the risk of a large-scale outbreak will increase”. The territory has had more than 3,200 confirmed infections, and 27 deaths, from the virus.
Most democratic legislators resign collectively
Beijing passes a resolution allowing the city's government to dismiss politicians deemed a threat to national security.
The Hong Kong government immediately takes this resolution as an excuse to revoke the qualifications of the four pro-democracy legislators. The day after, most of the other pro-democracy legislators resigns collectively.
For the first time since Hong Kong was handed back to China in 1997 the body has almost no dissenting voices.
Xi Jinping proposes a controversial “patriot” plan
Beijing says the goal is to keep “unpatriotic” figures from positions of political power in Hong Kong.
Candidates for Hong Kong‘s parliament are to be nominated by the Election Committee, a powerful body which until now only elected the city’s most senior official, the Chief Executive. This Election Committee, which is heavily pro-Beijing, will be expanded by 300 members from 1,200 to 1,500.
National People’s Congress pass the “patriots governing Hong Kong” resolution
It will reduce democratic representation and allow a pro-Beijing panel to vet and elect candidates.
Hong Kong government replaces high-level officials
A security specialist who was handling the wave of protests in 2019, John Lee, has been promoted to the second most powerful job - Carrie Lam's deputy.
The last democratic legislator is out
After a political review of candidates for the Election Committee, John Lee announces Cheng Chung-tai, a member of the Democratic Legislative Council, is not qualified and lost his seat in the Legislative Council.
Hong Kong Election Committee election results
The Election Committee is responsible for electing the Chief Executive, nominating and electing some members of the Legislative Council. Only one pro-democratic candidate is elected as the Election Committee.
One Hong Kong Legislative Council candidate is disqualified
John Lee alleges Lau Tsz-chun who is running for a seat in the medical and health services sector was working for a government and violated relevant regulations.
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