Hong Kong faces `selection not election` of China`s favoured candidate
(The Guardian China)

On Sunday, 1,994 people will choose a new chief executive on behalf of Hong Kong´s nearly 4 million voters but Beijing´s anointed one is far from popularEvery newly elected leader of Hong Kong takes the oath of office in front of China´s president, below a giant red national flag of China, and the slightly smaller banner of the city.It is a tightly scripted event designed to shield Chinese officials from the embarrassment of dissenting voices. Related: Hong Kong elects a new chief executive: what you need to know It will be hard for her [Carrie Lam] to govern because she doesn´t have the support from ordinary people. Continue reading...