Reform proposed by Hong Kong govt would require election candidates to be screened

A new electoral reform proposed by Hong Kong's government although does not concede to demands for a fully free vote but complies with guidelines from China's legislature that required candidates contesting the 2017 election to be screened.

Democracy activists have dismissed the proposal by saying that it amounted to a "fake democracy," reported the BBC.

When the guidelines were announced last August, there were widespread street protests and some violent clashes.