Prospects for Democracy in Hong Kong : The 2017 Election Reforms (Update).

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elections.

International relations.

Sovereignty.

Taiwan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (39 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.

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Summary:

Provides background on recent Hong Kong elections and political developments, and considers prospects for democracy. Covers nomination of candidates, current process for selecting the chief executive (CE), and process for amending the CE selection and past attempts to make amendments, and addresses upcoming 2017 election reforms. Examines prospects for CE election reforms; reviews Joint Declaration role in democratic reform and implications for U.S. policy toward Hong Kong, for political reform in China, and for Taiwan; and considers issues for the 114th Congress.

Notes:

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. Prospects for Democracy in Hong Kong

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