Officials empty votes in the 2016 Legislative Council election from a ballot box at the Central counting station in Hong Kong on September 5. Photo: Bloomberg
Opinion
Opinion
Hong Kong election reform: banning blank votes would open a Pandora’s box
- The two senior officials who ignited a debate last week by raising the possibility of such a ban should have known better
- The idea is preposterous: how would you know who had cast a blank vote unless voting would no longer be secret?
Officials empty votes in the 2016 Legislative Council election from a ballot box at the Central counting station in Hong Kong on September 5. Photo: Bloomberg
