After reviewing of thousands of submissions from the public, academics, and NGOs following the pro-democracy protests that overwhelmed Hong Kong last year, the city’s leaders unveiled a new election plan today that almost exactly mirrors the controversial Beijing proposal that sparked the protests.
The plan is expected to be rejected by the city’s pro-universal suffrage lawmakers. Because it makes almost no concessions to the public sentiment that brought tens of thousands of citizens to the streets last year, it is also expected to kick off another round of public protests.