A public referendum held in Hong Kong for democratic reform, registered over 800,000 votes today, reports AlJazeera.
The referendum, organised by ‘Occupy Central’ called for electoral reform in China, received a surge in participants after the Chinese central government released a controversial statement that said the central government would always have power over the workings of Hong Kong.
The referendum consisted of various democratic reform proposals to change the way the Chief Executive of Hong Kong was chosen. The winning proposal calls for a nominating committee, that is democratically elected, to name candidates to become the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.
China agreed to allow Hong Kong a certain degree of autonomy after the region was handed back over to China in 1997 following an agreement between China and Britain in 1984.
The referendum, organised by ‘Occupy Central’ called for electoral reform in China, received a surge in participants after the Chinese central government released a controversial statement that said the central government would always have power over the workings of Hong Kong.
The referendum consisted of various democratic reform proposals to change the way the Chief Executive of Hong Kong was chosen. The winning proposal calls for a nominating committee, that is democratically elected, to name candidates to become the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.
China agreed to allow Hong Kong a certain degree of autonomy after the region was handed back over to China in 1997 following an agreement between China and Britain in 1984.