Hong Kong must be ruled by patriots, says top China official on HK affairs

HONG KONG – In the clearest sign that changes will come to the city’s electoral system, a senior Beijing official has declared that only patriots should govern the territory, laying out the ground rules for who can be office holders. Mr Xia Baolong, chief of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, on Monday (Feb 22) told a Beijing forum that the city should improve the “one country, two systems” principle by reforming the electoral system. “There are many reasons why the anti-China chaos in Hong Kong is able to make waves and become successful in Hong Kong under ‘one…