Hong Kong consultation hits phase 2

Newest paper seeking public feedback to refine selection procedures of chief executive

Hong Kong's chief executive and chief secretary urged opposition lawmakers not to deprive the city's 5 million eligible voters of the right to universal suffrage in the 2017 chief executive election, as the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government launched its second public consultation to refine election procedures.

Following a blueprint set out by the National People's Congress Standing Committee in August, the consultation paper released on Wednesday looks for feedback on remaining options to refine the nomination process and ballot counting.