Hong Kong Set for More Fights After China Vote Plan Defeated

Hong Kong faces a prolonged political impasse after pro-democratic lawmakers rejected a China-backed plan for its political future and scuttled the Asian financial hub’s first leadership election.

Twenty-eight of 70 lawmakers voted against the bill, denying Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying the two-thirds majority needed to pass legislation setting up the citywide election. The result was cheered by democracy advocates, who argued the plan would’ve let China’s Communist Party screen out candidates before they reached a popular vote.