Early exit poll puts pan-democrats ahead
As voting for the Legislative Council elections closed on Sunday, one exit poll predicted early gains for the pan-democrats and some surprise defeats for veteran campaigners.
As voting for the 2012 Legislative Council election closed at 10.30pm on Sunday, one exit poll tipped an early lead for the pan-democrats – and predicted some surprise defeats for political heavyweights and veteran campaigners.
According to an a exit poll conducted by the Public Opinion Programme (POP) of the University of Hong Kong posted at 10pm on Sunday, the new “super seat” contester James To Kun-sun of the Democratic Party stood a very high chance of winning among the seven slates running for the five seats in the district council constituency.
Starry Lee Wai-king of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong and Albert Ho Chun-yan of the Democratic Party have a relatively higher chance of winning than believed earlier.
Chan Ka-lok of the Civic Party was rated a very high chance of winning among the 14 slates in the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency.
Jasper Tsang Yok-sing and Christopher Chung Shu-kun of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong and Sin Chung-kai of the Democratic Party had relatively bigger chance of winning, pollsters said.
The chances of winning of Cyd Ho Sau-lan of the Labour Party, Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee of the New People’s Party and Miriam Lau Kin-yee of the Liberal Party are hanging in the balance, the survey said.