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SCMP

1. Is Beijing ‘calling the shots’? Hong Kong elections hang in the balance
What are the political implications behind any decision to change the polling date?
2. Will activists be blocked from Hong Kong elections under security law?
Political pundits suggested that, under the new security law, opposition hopefuls could more easily be denied a chance to run for office.
3. Banned Legislative Council hopefuls vow to fight on despite shifting goalposts
How does the banning of key figures change their fortunes?



Legislative Council elections – SCMP Series

News

Hong Kong

Beijing’s introduction of a national security law for Hong Kong has made for a tense build-up to the 2020 Legislative Council elections, which are scheduled to run amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
