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Hong Kong legislature now an 'echo chamber', four years after shake-up
Beijing's 2021 electoral overhaul led to a legislature with limited opposition and a record low 30% voter turnout, reducing political diversity and dissent in Hong Kong.
- Last week, Hong Kong's lawmakers posed for group pictures marking a job well done after an opposition-free term, while around a third, including Tik Chi-yuen, will not seek another term in December's election.
- Beijing overhauled the electoral system to ensure 'patriots' could hold office, introducing national security vetting and higher nomination thresholds after pro-democracy protests.
- Supporters highlight the legislature's record as most productive since 2004, with Lo Wai-kwok, 72, saying `We have become more efficient`; Leung rejected the 'rubber stamp' label, saying `If we are rubber stamp...`
- Voter engagement fell, with the first post-overhaul election recording 30 percent turnout and a September survey found only 30 percent satisfied with the legislature, a local think tank said.
- Political scientist Kenneth Chan said, `Traditionally, more than half of Hong Kong voters supported pro-democracy parties. It is hard to imagine they felt closely connected to the legislature created in 2021.` December's race again lacks the Civic Party and Democratic Party, with 'national team' candidates rising.
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Hong Kong legislature now an ‘echo chamber,’ 4 years after shake-up
On their last day at work, Hong Kong’s lawmakers — the first batch chosen under Beijing’s mantra of “patriots administering Hong Kong” — posed for group pictures, celebrating a job well done after four years of opposition-free politics. Hong Kong lawmakers pose for a group photo on October 23, 2025, following the last council meeting of the Legislative Council’s seventh term. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. But despite their smiles, around a third of them…
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Hong Kong legislature now an 'echo chamber', four years after shake-up
On their last day at work, Hong Kong's lawmakers -- the first batch chosen under Beijing's mantra of "patriots administering Hong Kong" -- posed for group pictures, celebrating a job well done after four years of opposition-free politics.
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