China has promised special administrative region Hong Kong, which enjoys certain autonomy from the mainland, a direct vote in the 2017 chief executive election, but pro-democracy activists maintain the nominating committee undermines the people's right to choose their leader. 
China imeuahidi mkoa maalum wa kiutawala wa Hong Kong, ambao una uhuru wa aina fulani kutoka serikali kuu, uwezo wa moja kw amoja kupiga kura kwenye uchaguzi wa 2017 kmchagua kiongozi mkuu wa jimbo hilo, lakini wanaharakati wa demokrasia wanashikilia msimamo wao kwamba kamati ya uteuzi inapunguza haki za watu kumchagua kiongozi wao.