NEWS & VIEWS
Hong Kong gov’t to spend HK$38m on promoting upcoming legislative polls
The Hong Kong government plans to spend almost HK$38 million to encourage people to vote in December’s Legislative Council (LegCo) election, the first since a Beijing-ordered political overhaul which will sharply cut the number of directly elected seats. A pro-Beijing lawmaker meanwhile urged the authorities to underline the principle laid down by Beijing – “patriots […]
No. of voters picking Hong Kong’s Election Committee plunges by 97% under ‘patriots only’ overhaul
The number of people eligible to choose members of Hong Kong’s powerful new-look Election Committee has dropped by almost 97 per cent following a political overhaul ordered by Beijing to ensure that only “patriots” run the city. A total of 7,891 voters registered for the Election Committee election in September this year, according to a […]
COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS
Back to the wilderness: Is there still a role for democrats under Hong Kong’s new national security regime?
The familiar sight and sound of Democratic Party flags and a pre-recorded loudhailer message seemed strangely out of place, and so did the single sidewalk stall set up on a windy Causeway Bay street corner. It was noon on Sunday April 11, and two volunteers were trying to catch the attention of passers by. The […]
The mystery job that seems tailor-made for a CY Leung comeback
Let us now consider an interesting mystery. What are the powers and functions of the newly minted official post, the Chief Convener of the Election Committee? This is an interesting question, firstly because the old election committee seems to have managed without a convener, so it seems some new service will be provided, if we […]
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