Pro-Beijing candidates sweep “patriots”-only Hong Kong vote amid low turnout
Hong Kong, ChinaReuters Pro-Beijing candidates swept to victory in an overhauled “patriots”-only legislative election in Hong Kong that was deemed regressive by critics, with turnout hitting a record low amid a crackdown on the city’s freedoms by China. The turnout of 30.2 per cent, was almost half that of the previous legislative poll in 2016, […]
Hong Kong’s first ‘patriots-only’ election kicks off
Hong Kong, ChinaReuters Fewer than 5,000 Hong Kong people from mostly pro-establishment circles began voting on Sunday for candidates to an election committee, vetted as loyal to Beijing, who will pick the city’s next China-backed leader and some of its legislature. Pro-democracy candidates are nearly absent from Hong Kong’s first election since Beijing overhauled the […]