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Thursday, June 18, 2015

Hong Kong Votes Down Beijing-Backed Election Plan

Outcome deals setback to Beijing’s attempts to integrate Hong Kong with mainland China

Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong speaks to the media after the vote at the city's legislature in Hong Kong.Lawmakers from pro-establishment parties walk out of the legislature chamber after an election reform debate in Hong Kong.
Pro-democracy lawmakers celebrate outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on Thursday, after the Hong Kong government’s Beijing-backed electoral reforms were defeated.Pro-democracy lawmakers display a yellow umbrella and a banner stating “Reopen political reform to protect Hong Kong, never give up to fight for true universal suffrage” after 28 lawmakers voted against the election reform proposals at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on Thursday. The Hong Kong government’s controversial Beijing-backed election reforms have been defeated by pro-democracy lawmakers.
Pro-democracy lawmakers celebrate outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on Thursday, after the Hong Kong government’s Beijing-backed electoral reforms were defeated. PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
By ISABELLA STEGER in Hong Kong and  CHUN HAN WONG in Beijing- June 18, 2015
The Wall Street JournalHONG KONG—China’s Communist Party was subjected to an embarrassing lesson in democracy, as its offer of direct elections for the chief executive in Hong Kong was voted down.
After a year of turmoil and deepening divisions in the city over a proposal critics derided, it wasn’t a surprise that the election blueprint was rejected, but the optics of its demise added to the insult for Beijing.

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