Universal suffrage would give the government greater public support and legitimacy for its efforts to reach Hong Kong ’ s economic objectives and tackle social challenges , such as the socioeconomic and generational divides in Hong Kong society . The government ’ s political reform package , which proposed that candidates for chief executive , as the city 's top leader is called , should be vetted by a nomination committee , was voted down in June 2015 by the Legislative Council .
Программа политических реформ правительства , предполагавшая , что кандидаты на пост главы исполнительной власти , главы города , должны проверяться и утверждаться специальной комиссией , была отвергнута Законодательным советом в июне 2015 года .