[rdescartes]

> To keep this in context, the current Hong Kong SAR government is democratically elected[6] according to the provisions of an international treaty signed by the PRC and the UK which took effect in 1997[7].

Democratically elected ? Note that hong kong functional constituency system is fully controlled by CCP.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_constituency_(Hong_...

[justicezyx]

So what?

A lot of government bodies are appointed by US president, and are "elected" only through some behind-curtain political exchanges.

[rdescartes]

Functional constituencies are part of the Hong Kong legislature. Imagine that half of the US Congress is appointed by the President of the United States.

[delta-v21]

The head of the HK government and half of the legislators are also appointed by the CCP.