‘Puppet showmen’: Hong Kong elite vote in ‘patriots only’ election process

The formation of the election committee on Sunday is the first poll to be held under the patriots rule imposed by Beijing

Hong Kong's political elite begin selecting a powerful committee on Sunday that will choose nearly half the legislature - and later a new leader - under a new patriots only" system imposed by Beijing.

The first poll under that new system, dubbed patriots rule Hong Kong", will take place on Sunday as members of the city's ruling classes choose a 1,500-seat election committee.