SituationNo Free and Fair ElectionsThe territory’s chief executive is selected under electoral laws approved by the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China in 2021,…
SituationNo Freedom of ExpressionThe Basic Law has historically acted as a bulwark for press freedom, and the mainland’s internet censorship regime does not…
SituationNo Political Pluralism and ParticipationThe political choices of Hong Kong residents are limited by an electoral system that ensures the dominance of pro-Beijing camp…
SituationNo Freedom of AssociationThe Basic Law guarantees freedom of assembly, but the Public Order Ordinance requires organizers to give police seven days’ notice…
SituationNational Security LawBeijing took its most assertive action yet on June 30, 2020, when it bypassed the Hong Kong legislature and imposed…