Creative posters and big names part of campaign for Kowloon West hopefuls in Hong Kong by-election

In the first of a three-part series on the coming by-election, the Post looks at the efforts of Edward Yiu and Vincent Cheng as they square off, with third candidate Jonathan Tsoi still confident of his chances

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Legco by-election candidate Edward Yiu displays a campaign flier. Photo: Facebook

Published: 6:01pm, 25 Feb 2018Updated: 10:55pm, 25 Feb 2018

From creative poster designs to videos with former officials, Hong Kong ex-legislator Edward Yiu Chung-yim and pro-Beijing candidate Vincent Cheng Wing-shun have spared no effort in trying to win the support of some 490,000 voters in Kowloon West for the Legislative Council by-election on March 11.

Analysts said Yiu, 53, enjoyed the advantage as his camp, the pan-democrats, together with localists, won 57 per cent of votes in the constituency in the 2016 polls, compared with 37 per cent for the pro-establishment bloc.

Independent candidate Jonathan Tsoi Tung-chau, 33, a physiotherapist, is also running in Kowloon West.

Jonathan Tsoi will face off against Edward Yiu and Vincent Cheng in the Kowloon West constituency. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Cheng, who has been a district councillor in Sham Shui Po since 2007, said he remained confident about his campaign. He said he believed that some voters could switch sides to support him in the hope that he would bring attention in the legislature to livelihood issues.

“My platform focuses on housing, education and social welfare ... If some people are tired of the opposition camp’s antics, I hope they would support me,” Cheng said. He is from pro-establishment party Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong.