Hong Kong Readies for an Electoral Charade

China redesigns election process so that only ‘patriots’ need apply

On Sunday, December 19, Hong Kong’s citizens are supposed to go to the polls in new elections redesigned at Beijing’s direction since the crackdown began on the independent territory a year ago. In most jurisdictions, what the authorities are up to would be regarded as blatant bribery. But anything now goes in Hong Kong when it suits the puppets doing B…