nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20210413-174446-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 210413s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20210413-174446-0 doi eng 342 23 Young, Simon N. M. Author aut Political System Transformation in Hong Kong Young, Simon N. M. Verfassungsblog 2021-04-13 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier China’s National People’s Congress and Standing Committee of the NPC decided in March 2021 to transform Hong Kong’s political system. Within a couple of months, the Hong Kong government will pass local laws to enable elections for a reconfigured Election Committee and Legislative Council to be held, respectively, in September and December 2021, ahead of the Chief Executive election in March 2022. Are the political reforms justified? In examining this question, I consider the aims of the reforms, their implications, and whether they are necessary and reasonable. Overall, I have doubts whether all the reforms are necessary and proportionate to achieving their intended aims. CC BY-SA 4.0 Election law Hong Kong National Security Law Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/political-system-transformation-in-hong-kong/ raw object