Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu, candidate for the pro-democracy Civic Party, swept to victory in Sunday’s New Territories East by-election with 37.19 per cent of the votes. Yeung won 160,880 votes out of 434,000, beating Holden Chow Ho-ding, of the pro-Beijing DAB party, to a seat in the Legislative Council. Voter turnout was 46.1 per cent. It was a close race … Continue reading ‘A turning point’: Pro-democracy Civic Party’s Alvin Yeung wins NT East by-election with 37% of votes