China Says Only Patriots Can Lead Hong Kong as Tensions Rise
- Protests intensified after student demonstrator died Friday
- Hong Kong’s police watchdog faced a ‘shortfall’ in powers
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Beijing will ensure only people loyal to it will become Hong Kong’s chief executive, damping the hopes of pro-democracy activists as tensions rise after five months of historic unrest in the city.
The majority of representatives in Hong Kong’s cabinet, judiciary and legislative bodies should also support the central government, Zhang Xiaoming, China’s top official overseeing Hong Kong affairs, said in a post on the agency’s website.