No Free and Fair Elections
The territory’s chief executive is selected under electoral laws approved by the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China in 2021,…
No Freedom of Expression
The Basic Law has historically acted as a bulwark for press freedom, and the mainland’s internet censorship regime does not…
No Political Pluralism and Participation
The political choices of Hong Kong residents are limited by an electoral system that ensures the dominance of pro-Beijing camp…
No Freedom of Association
The Basic Law guarantees freedom of assembly, but the Public Order Ordinance requires organizers to give police seven days’ notice…
National Security Law
Beijing took its most assertive action yet on June 30, 2020, when it bypassed the Hong Kong legislature and imposed…