The future of Hong Kong’s political system and its relationship with China hang in the balance, with lawmakers set to begin debating a controversial, Beijing-approved proposal for electoral reform on Wednesday.
Hundreds of noisy protesters for and against the measure gathered outside the territory’s Legislative Council on Wednesday morning, closely watched by police anxious to avoid a repeat of the violent scuffles and disruption that accompanied last year’s Occupy movement.
The central government’s reform package would allow citizens of the semi-autonomous Chinese territory to vote for their chief executive for the first time.
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