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> 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_...

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So what?

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

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.

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

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