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	Elections in Hong Kong
		Hong Kong ( Chinese : 香港 / Xiang Gang - English : Hong Kong) is a special administrative region of China.
		Hong Kong has a population of around 6,8 million on 1,100 km².
		In 1841 the United Kingdom occupies Hong Kong Island and a year later China cedes Hong Kong Island to the United Kingdom, that establishes in 1843 the crown colony of Hong Kong.
	www.electionworld.org /hongkong.htm (175 words)

	Survived SARS: Hong Kong Elections
		Beijing's mishandling of the SARS crisis is on the ballot.
		Hong Kong was promised "one country, two systems." They have received a large emphasis on "one country," a media that largely censors itself to avoid political controversy, and a smear campaign against democrats who oppose the pro-Beijing government's mismanagement of the territory's political future.
		The Hong Kong elections, to be held on September 12, are the first opportunity for the democrats in Hong Kong to assume parity in the Legislative Council.
	survivedsars.typepad.com /survivedsars/hong_kong_elections (6601 words)

	Elections in Hong Kong - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Hong Kong has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has the chance of gaining power alone.
		The first popular election in 1991 used a dual-seat constituency dual vote system with two seats to be filled in each constituency, and responding to criticism, new election methods were explored, and the possibility of electoral reform was almost certain, with single non-transferable vote and party-list proportional representation being strongly considered.
		An 800-member electoral college called the Election Committee is elected by the businessmen and professionals (those eligible for functional constituencies, with less than 180 000 eligible voters), with each of the twenty-eight sectors of the economy receiving a set number of electoral votes.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Elections_in_Hong_Kong (1241 words)

	Asia Society: Publications - Hong Kong: The Challenges of Change
		The Hong Kong SAR administration as well as the central government are fully aware of the fact that without free and fair elections in Hong Kong as promised, both the local and the international community will remain skeptical that the people of Hong Kong have accepted the new system.
		As Hong Kong journalists were invited to be part of the press corps accompanying the premier's tour, mainland officials may have expected them to behave like their mainland counterparts, hence the angry outburst.
		Hong Kong's first constitution, the Charter of the Colony of Hong Kong (1843), created the Legislative Council as an advisory board to the governor, who was empowered, with the advice of the council, to enact all laws and ordinances of the colony.
	www.asiasociety.org /publications/update_hongkong_challenges.html (17513 words)

	Hong Kong
		Hong Kong consists of the island of Hong Kong (32 sq mi; 83 sq km), Stonecutters' Island, Kowloon Peninsula, and the New Territories on the adjoining mainland.
		The island of Hong Kong was ceded to Britain in 1841.
		Hong Kong: History - History The region of Hong Kong, which had long been barren, rocky, and sparsely settled—its...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108114.html (435 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| Beijing blocks Hong Kong election
		Hong Kong was a British colony until it was handed back to Chinese rule in 1997.
		Hong Kong's chief executive Tung Chee-hwa, who has Beijing's full backing, said he supported China's ruling and called on people to be "calm and rational".
		Hong Kong's mini-constitution - known as the Basic Law - sets out full democracy as an eventual goal, but the timing for its achievement is ambiguously stated.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/3658503.stm (415 words)

	ICL - Hong Kong Index
		Hong Kong did not establish a democratic tradition during 140 years of British colonial rule; even the Legislative Council's policymaking was impeded by the Governor's colonial administration, advised by an un-political Executive Council.
		China promised to allow for at least 50 more years of capitalist economy in Hongkong, but most well-off citizens ackquired Canadian, US-American, and Australian citizenship and some firms relocated their headquarters to the Bermudas or Singapore and their resources to China's mainland and Shanghai.
		Announcements for the 1998 elections limit 20 of 60 seats to direct election in geographical constituencies and 40 to nomination by business elites.
	www.oefre.unibe.ch /law/icl/hk__indx.html (451 words)

	China: No Elections for Hong Kong in 2007 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		HONG KONG – Mainland China dealt a crushing blow to Hong Kong's hopes for a quick move toward full democracy on Monday, when its most powerful legislative panel ruled that the territory won't have direct elections for its next leader and legislature.
		Many people in Hong Kong have been demanding the right to democratically elect a successor to their chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, a former shipping tycoon chosen for his position by an 800-member committee that tends to side with Beijing.
		Hong Kong's mini-constitution, the Basic Law, holds out the possibility that ordinary residents can elect their next leader in 2007 and all lawmakers by 2008.
	www.newsmax.com /archives/articles/2004/4/26/151825.shtml (921 words)

	Hong Kong: Elections Marred by Intimidation (Human Rights Watch, 9-9-2004)
		In 2003 the Hong Kong government, with the backing of Beijing, attempted to push through the legislature controversial Article 23 "anti-subversion" laws that did not meet international human rights standards and would have undermined basic freedoms in Hong Kong.
		Human Rights Watch called on the Hong Kong government to promptly investigate these and other acts of intimidation, and to assure Hong Kong voters that they would not be forced to reveal their choices in the legislative polls.
		"Hong Kong people should not feel their jobs, families and safety are at stake for defending the human rights and basic freedoms that still distinguish Hong Kong from the mainland."
	www.hrw.org /english/docs/2004/09/09/china9325.htm (778 words)

	Hong Kong's autonomy curbed \| csmonitor.com
		Polls show 60 percent want direct elections; many assumed they had this right through the Basic Law under which Britain handed the colony over to China and that supposedly guarantees Hong Kong's autonomy until 2047.
		Chief Executive Tung called for Hong Kong people to remain calm and urged citizens "not to waste time on confrontations, collisions, or arguments." China's foreign minister Li Zhaoxing went further, saying to reporters Monday that "We are Chinese.
		Hong Kong-nese are famously mild, and the city streets have rarely been a place for civil strife.
	www.csmonitor.com /2004/0428/p06s02-woap.html (797 words)

	PM - Hong Kong elections
		The District Council election on Sunday was the first opportunity to measure popular feeling in the former British colony since massive public protests rocked the government in July.
		The election results are a rebuke to the unpopular government of Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa, and a major boost to the pro-democracy camp.
		District elections in Hong Kong are normally a low-key affair.
	www.abc.net.au /pm/content/2003/s996206.htm (652 words)

	Hong Kong - Current News & Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Elections in Hong Kong on Sunday were a big disappointment as an exercise in democracy.
		HONG KONG: The Democratic Party, the bedrock of Hong Kong's democracy movement founded by veteran campaigner Martin Lee, is in disarray after an election...
		Hong Kong Jockey Club stewards are in the process of hearing an appeal lodged by South African jockey Glyn Schofield against his recent six-month suspension...
	news.daylightonline.com /Hong_Kong.html (6532 words)

	Hong Kong's Elections (washingtonpost.com)
		EMOTIONS ARE running high in Hong Kong as it prepares for legislative elections that will reveal public views on the political future of the Chinese territory.
		For the first time since Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule seven years ago, voters will cast ballots for 30 seats instead of 24, giving the democrats a chance of winning a legislative majority (30 other seats are filled by professional associations, most of which back Beijing).
		The United States and Britain, which promised to keep an eye on Hong Kong after the handover, should declare that they expect a fair and free election and that they will be watching.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A30286-2004Aug24.html (365 words)

	US Hong Kong Policy Report
		Hong Kong's first post-colonial legislative elections are expected to be fairly and cleanly run.
		Hong Kong residents -- a million of whom marched to protest the killings in Beijing.
		Hong Kong press coverage of the PRC continues to be extensive and is frequently critical.
	www.gwu.edu /~jaysmith/HK_USRep.html (7866 words)

	CNN - Summit to urge free elections in Hong Kong - June 22, 1997
		Summit to urge free elections in Hong Kong
		DENVER (CNN) — The Summit of the Eight headed toward a close Sunday, with the world leaders preparing to release a final statement in which they are expected to urge China to guarantee free elections in Hong Kong.
		In their closing communiqué, the world leaders are set to present a united front calling on China to ensure Hong Kong's civil liberties and guarantee free elections after the July 1 handover from Britain to Beijing.
	edition.cnn.com /WORLD/9706/22/summit.wrap (417 words)

	NPR : China Rules Out Direct Elections in Hong Kong
		Morning Edition, April 26, 2004 · The Chinese government rules that Hong Kong may not hold free elections in 2007 -- a major setback in Hong Kong's move towards democracy.
		Many people in Hong Kong want the right to elect a successor to the unpopular Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa.
		The Chinese National People's Congress Standing Committee says Hong Kong will be allowed to make gradual changes to its electoral process.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1851388 (167 words)

	Political Resources on the Net - Hong Kong I
		Political Resources on the Net - Hong Kong I
		The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic China Adopted on 4 April 1990 by the Seventh National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
		Ninety-Seven Theses on Pekinese Occupation of Hong Kong
	www.politicalresources.net /hong-kong.htm (84 words)

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