Concern as Hong Kong postpones elections for one year, citing Covid-19
by Helen Davidson and agencies from on (#56C4Z)
The government's decision is an assault on fundamental freedoms', says Hong Kong Watch, as democracy deteriorates
The Hong Kong government has postponed its upcoming elections for one year, citing the growing coronavirus outbreak in the territory but sparking immediate accusations that the pandemic was being used as a pretext to suppress democracy.
The city's leader, Carrie Lam, announced on Friday she had invoked colonial-era emergency regulations to delay the 6 September vote to 5 September 2021, saying it was the hardest decision I have made in the past seven months", but had the full support of the Chinese central government.
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