article_snippet.sent: A controversial Beijing-backed election proposal tabled Wednesday that pro-democracy legislators have already sworn to veto, describing it as "ridiculous.
article_snippet.sent: Hong Kong Democratic Party chairwoman Emily Lau said that Hong Kong Democratic Party chairwoman Emily Lau and other pro-democracy candidates would cast votes to ensure it does not become law.
article_snippet.sent: All that's left is for the legislature to approve its latest proposal, and then everyone can go home happy, everyone say.
article_snippet.sent: If nothing is changed, we will definitely vote its latest proposal down.
article_snippet.sent: To become law, its latest proposal must receive the support of two thirds of Hong Kong 70 legislators.
article_snippet.sent: But Lau and 26 other pro-democracy legislators make up more than a third of the chamber, meaning Lau and 26 other pro-democracy legislators can veto the bill.
article_snippet.sent: If Lau and 26 other pro-democracy legislators do, then the city's electoral reform process will effectively return to square one.
article_snippet.sent: Hong Kong leadership has warned pro-democracy legislators against the veto, saying the city might never again receive a chance for political reform.
article_snippet.sent: We sincerely hope the pan-democrats abandon the pan-democrats passive attitude.
article_snippet.sent: Hong Kong and Chinese leaders have repeatedly said there is no room for the proposal to change.
highlights_snippet.sent: Pro-democracy legislators have vowed to veto proposal .