This is going to be a big week for Hong Kong on the national security news front.China’s top legislative body is holding a two-day meeting to thrash out the final details of its controversial plan for a drastic overhaul of Hong Kong’s electoral system. We’ve been bringing you updates since the reform resolution was passed by the national legislature on March 11, but some key unanswered questions and unknowns should be clarified by Tuesday.In a related development locally, opposition district councillors face the prospect of being disqualified if they do not take a new oath of office to meet Beijing’s bottom line that only “patriots” can run Hong Kong. Some of them would rather quit than comply, as we report.And who would have thought our arts hub would also get caught up in a national security controversy! There’s a bit of a buzz now over whether the M+ museum should display Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s work, the bone of contention being an irreverent photograph depicting a middle finger directed at the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Tiananmen Square.Catch up with anything you’ve missed at SCMP.COM, and keep up to date as we bring you the latest.Yonden Lhatoo, Chief News Editor - South China Morning Post, SCMP - This is going to be a big week for Hong Kong on the national security news front.China’s top legislative body is holding a two-day meeting to thrash out the final details of its controversial plan for a drastic overhaul of Hong Kong’s electoral system. We’ve been bringing you updates since the reform resolution was passed by the national legislature on March 11, but some key unanswered questions and unknowns should be clarified by Tuesday.In a related development locally, opposition district councillors face the prospect of being disqualified if they do not take a new oath of office to meet Beijing’s bottom line that only “patriots” can run Hong Kong. Some of them would rather quit than comply, as we report.And who would have thought our arts hub would also get caught up in a national security controversy! There’s a bit of a buzz now over whether the M+ museum should display Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s work, the bone of contention being an irreverent photograph depicting a middle finger directed at the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Tiananmen Square.Catch up with anything you’ve missed at SCMP.COM, and keep up to date as we bring you the latest.Yonden Lhatoo, Chief News Editor
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| Dear Reader | This is going to be a big week for Hong Kong on the national security news front.
China’s top legislative body is holding a two-day meeting to thrash out the final details of its controversial plan for a drastic overhaul of Hong Kong’s electoral system. We’ve been bringing you updates since the reform resolution was passed by the national legislature on March 11, but some key unanswered questions and unknowns should be clarified by Tuesday.
In a related development locally, opposition district councillors face the prospect of being disqualified if they do not take a new oath of office to meet Beijing’s bottom line that only “patriots” can run Hong Kong. Some of them would rather quit than comply, as we report.
And who would have thought our arts hub would also get caught up in a national security controversy! There’s a bit of a buzz now over whether the M+ museum should display Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s work, the bone of contention being an irreverent photograph depicting a middle finger directed at the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Tiananmen Square.
Catch up with anything you’ve missed at SCMP.COM, and keep up to date as we bring you the latest.
Yonden Lhatoo,
Chief News Editor |
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