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| Hong Kong government set to reveal political reforms | Hong Kong government set to reveal political reforms |
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| Hong Kong's government is set to present a controversial political reform package ahead of a much-anticipated vote later this week. | Hong Kong's government is set to present a controversial political reform package ahead of a much-anticipated vote later this week. |
| Protesters have gathered outside the city's Legislative Council building. | Protesters have gathered outside the city's Legislative Council building. |
| The package will for the first time give citizens the right to vote for its chief executive, in 2017. But candidates will be vetted by a pro-Beijing committee. | The package will for the first time give citizens the right to vote for its chief executive, in 2017. But candidates will be vetted by a pro-Beijing committee. |
| Last September the city saw weeks of large-scale pro-democracy protests. | Last September the city saw weeks of large-scale pro-democracy protests. |
| Hundreds of activists, comprising of pro-democracy and pro-Beijing supporters, are outside the Legislative Council (LegCo) premises waving banners and shouting slogans. | Hundreds of activists, comprising of pro-democracy and pro-Beijing supporters, are outside the Legislative Council (LegCo) premises waving banners and shouting slogans. |
| "I'm here to oppose the so-called democracy," protester Fion Wong told AFP news agency. "Passing it [the bill] would be a betrayal to those who have taken part in the Occupy movement," she added, referring to the Occupy Central pro-democracy movement. | "I'm here to oppose the so-called democracy," protester Fion Wong told AFP news agency. "Passing it [the bill] would be a betrayal to those who have taken part in the Occupy movement," she added, referring to the Occupy Central pro-democracy movement. |
| A pro-Beijing supporter surnamed Chan told Reuters: "The bill needs to go through. We have to support Hong Kong stability. We cannot keep carrying on like this." | A pro-Beijing supporter surnamed Chan told Reuters: "The bill needs to go through. We have to support Hong Kong stability. We cannot keep carrying on like this." |
| The South China Morning Post reported that police have stationed at least 200 officers within the building and deployed another 1,000 outside. | The South China Morning Post reported that police have stationed at least 200 officers within the building and deployed another 1,000 outside. |
| Details of the package are expected to be presented by the government at 13:00 local time (05:00 GMT) on Wednesday. | |
| Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers look set to vote against the reforms despite warnings from the Chinese government not to do so. | Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers look set to vote against the reforms despite warnings from the Chinese government not to do so. |
| If that is the case, it is unlikely to get the two-thirds majority it needs to pass. | If that is the case, it is unlikely to get the two-thirds majority it needs to pass. |
| "If the pan-democrats stubbornly insist on vetoing the proposal, democracy in Hong Kong will come to a standstill," Song Ru'an, a Chinese foreign ministry official in Hong Kong, told reporters. | "If the pan-democrats stubbornly insist on vetoing the proposal, democracy in Hong Kong will come to a standstill," Song Ru'an, a Chinese foreign ministry official in Hong Kong, told reporters. |
| It is unclear what China's response will be if the package is vetoed in the vote, which is expected to take place on Thursday or Friday. | It is unclear what China's response will be if the package is vetoed in the vote, which is expected to take place on Thursday or Friday. |
| Security has been stepped up across the city. On Tuesday, China warned against "radical forces" in Hong Kong after police arrested 10 people on suspicion of making explosives. | Security has been stepped up across the city. On Tuesday, China warned against "radical forces" in Hong Kong after police arrested 10 people on suspicion of making explosives. |
| Analysis: Juliana Liu, BBC News, Hong Kong | Analysis: Juliana Liu, BBC News, Hong Kong |
| The last time the spectre of bombs exploding on the streets hung over Hong Kong, the city was still a British colony. | The last time the spectre of bombs exploding on the streets hung over Hong Kong, the city was still a British colony. |
| But over the past 50 years, despite major upheavals, Hong Kong has remained an uncommonly safe city, home to people holding diverse political views. | But over the past 50 years, despite major upheavals, Hong Kong has remained an uncommonly safe city, home to people holding diverse political views. |
| So, the news that police had arrested at least 10 people on suspicion of conspiracy to make bombs, ahead of a key vote at the Legislative Council, has shocked and divided the general public. | So, the news that police had arrested at least 10 people on suspicion of conspiracy to make bombs, ahead of a key vote at the Legislative Council, has shocked and divided the general public. |
| Read more: Occupy gone sour? 'Bombs' in Hong Kong | Read more: Occupy gone sour? 'Bombs' in Hong Kong |
| Police said one suspect had claimed to be a member of a "radical local group" but would not name the group or specify motives. | Police said one suspect had claimed to be a member of a "radical local group" but would not name the group or specify motives. |
| Pro-democracy activists have accused police of launching a smear campaign against them. | Pro-democracy activists have accused police of launching a smear campaign against them. |