By-election candidates, from left to right: Ng Dick-hay; Judy Tzeng Li-wen; Lee Cheuk-yan; Frederick Fung Kin-kee; and Chan Hoi-yan, at the Kowloon West by-election television forum at RTHK in Kowloon Tong. Photo: Dickson Lee By-election candidates, from left to right: Ng Dick-hay; Judy Tzeng Li-wen; Lee Cheuk-yan; Frederick Fung Kin-kee; and Chan Hoi-yan, at the Kowloon West by-election television forum at RTHK in Kowloon Tong. Photo: Dickson Lee
By-election candidates, from left to right: Ng Dick-hay; Judy Tzeng Li-wen; Lee Cheuk-yan; Frederick Fung Kin-kee; and Chan Hoi-yan, at the Kowloon West by-election television forum at RTHK in Kowloon Tong. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong /  Politics

Voter fatigue threatens to dampen turnout once again for West Kowloon by-election

  • Only 44.3 per cent of the electorate cast votes at the last by-election in March and analysts think it could be even worse this time
  • Recent controversies said to be too distant to sway voters

Topic |   Legislative Council by-election 2018
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Sum Lok-kei

Updated: 8:36am, 23 Nov, 2018

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By-election candidates, from left to right: Ng Dick-hay; Judy Tzeng Li-wen; Lee Cheuk-yan; Frederick Fung Kin-kee; and Chan Hoi-yan, at the Kowloon West by-election television forum at RTHK in Kowloon Tong. Photo: Dickson Lee By-election candidates, from left to right: Ng Dick-hay; Judy Tzeng Li-wen; Lee Cheuk-yan; Frederick Fung Kin-kee; and Chan Hoi-yan, at the Kowloon West by-election television forum at RTHK in Kowloon Tong. Photo: Dickson Lee
By-election candidates, from left to right: Ng Dick-hay; Judy Tzeng Li-wen; Lee Cheuk-yan; Frederick Fung Kin-kee; and Chan Hoi-yan, at the Kowloon West by-election television forum at RTHK in Kowloon Tong. Photo: Dickson Lee
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