Hong Kong leadership reform proposal defeated

Legislators voted down the government’s proposal to expand an 800-member panel that picks Hong Kong’s leader.

Hong Kong leadership reform proposal defeated

Legislators voted down the government’s proposal to expand an 800-member panel that picks Hong Kong’s leader.

The proposal was part of a political reform package that pro-democracy members oppose because it doesn’t provide a timetable for when Hong Kong will become fully democratic.

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