2023 Hong Kong electoral changes

The 2023 Hong Kong electoral changes were proposed by the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on 2 May 2023 in the 18 District Councils of Hong Kong for the December elections and were approved by the Legislative Council on 6 July 2023. The changes became officially effective on 10 July 2023. Previously returned by direct elections, the number of elected seats was significantly reduced to around 20 per cent, while about 40 per cent of the seats were filled through indirect elections and appointments by the Chief Executive.

Chief Executive John Lee stated that a vetting mechanism was introduced to prevent "anti-China troublemakers" and those promoting "separatism" and violence from "manipulating and paralysing" the councils, and to safeguard national security and implement the principle of "patriots running Hong Kong", following the landslide victory of the pro-democracy camp in the 2019 elections amid the massive anti-government protests.

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