[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.