‘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 BeijingHong 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