The British government said it hoped that following the selection, discussion would resume about progressing to a “more democratic and accountable system of government.”
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What are they smoking? The Brits know full well that China isn't interested. And if the Brits had been more interested in democracy, they would have given full powers to HK's Legislative Council in 1970, with universal suffrage.  Or, at the very least, ended its rule of HK with universal suffrage elections, rather than leaving it with a constituency-based Election Committee.