Headlines: Beijing set to change Hong Kong's electoral system
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Chinese President Xi Jinping in May 2020, after the closing session of the National People's Congress.
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The news made the front page of the Asian press, starting with the Hong Kong newspaper the
South China Morning Post
which explains that Beijing is working on a "
fundamental
"
revision
of the administrative and electoral systems of the city in order to guarantee: "
That only the patriots occupy the key positions of the Hong Kong government ”.
"
The bill which will be studied at the beginning of March thus provides
, underlines the daily
, that elected officials take and maintain an oath of loyalty to Hong Kong and Beijing
", on pain of "
disqualification and prohibition to stand for 5 years
" .
As Hong Kong's top Chinese official, Erik Tsang, explained yesterday: “
You cannot say, I am a patriot, but I do not respect the fact that it is the Chinese Communist Party that is ruling the country
”.
A bill that worries all of Asia and the Western world
The objective of this bill is clearly "
to eliminate the candidates that the Communist Party considers disloyal
", underlines the
New York Times
which denounces the will of Beijing "
to prevent the defenders of the Hong Kong democracy to stand for the elections
".
“
One year after the imposition by Beijing of a national security law
”, adds the
Guardian,
“
it is a clear signal that China intends to no longer support dissenting voices
”;
the
Guardian
which recalls that “
the former British colony was returned to China 23 years ago with the promise that it could maintain its own rights and freedoms for 50 years
”.
"
This is one more measure to eradicate dissent,
" also judges the
Japan Times
, while
The Australian
points out that "
thousands of Hong Kongers worried about the increased control of Beijing have already started to flee to the United Kingdom , Australia and Canada
”.
In Qatar, the heavy toll of the 2022 World Cup
6,500 migrant workers have died since the World Cup was awarded to Qatar.
It is a "
shocking figure
", underlines the
Guardian
which revealed yesterday this information at the end of a long investigation.
"
Over the past 10 years
," says the daily since Qatar won the organization of the Football World Cup, "
there are therefore at least 6,500 workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh. and Sri Lanka who died in Qatar.
While the country has embarked on
"an unprecedented construction program, stadiums, infrastructure to prepare for the 2022 tournament".
So many sites on which these migrant workers are employed
.
"
The
Guardian
which explains that this terrible figure is undoubtedly below the reality "
the Philippines and Kenya where also come a good number of workers, not keeping reliable register on the deaths of their nationals
".
“
Heat, electrocution, falls
”, the working and living conditions of these migrant workers have already been denounced, but according to Qatar, “
most of the foreign workers died of natural causes
”.
The
Guardian
also quotes a spokesperson for Fifa for whom “
everything is done to ensure the safety of the workers
”.
Fifa which “
also affirms, without proof,
underlines the daily newspaper,
that the frequency of accidents on the sites of the World Cup was low compared to other large construction projects in the world.
"
Tiger Woods car crash
A photo of completely smashed wreckage, overturned in a ditch, is all that remains of the car of golf superstar Tiger Woods, who was in a serious car accident in Los Angeles yesterday and was killed. very severely injured in the legs.
The news made the front page of the world press, which also asked the same question about “
the future of his career
”.
“
A new devastating episode for the greatest golfer of his generation,
” underlines the
New York Times
.
The daily notes that Tiger Woods, 45, has already undergone many operations in recent years "
5 back operations and 3 knee
".
This new accident could deprive him of participating in the Masters next April, underlines the press.
Even if, the dailies are unanimous in emphasizing that "
Tiger Woods is a sportsman apart
", "
a survivor
", says the American sports press, "
who has just miraculously escaped death
".
While recalling his "
resurrection in 2019
" when after a decade of poor performance, he brilliantly won the Masters.
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