HK SAR accepts new voting system

Govt agrees to 1-man-2-votes proposal after Democratic Party guarantees 9-seat support

Hong Kong - The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) government has accepted the Democratic Party's proposal to choose the five new Legislative Council functional constituency seats in 2012 by one-man-two-votes.

As planned, the government will move the motions on the election methods of the chief executive and the legislative on Wednesday. If the motions are carried, the legislative process of local laws governing the elections will begin in October.