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Hong Kong social welfare sector worried overhaul of electoral system will muffle its voice on policy advocacy for needy

The draft decision passed by Beijing to overhaul Hong Kong’s electoral system has dropped the biggest hint yet on curbing the influence of the opposition-held social services sector in the committee that selects the city’s leader, but industry representatives worry policy advocacy for the underprivileged will be affected if their voices are muffled.Among the sweeping changes approved by the National People’s Congress (NPC) on Thursday, one of the most far-reaching concerned the 1,200-member…
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