Hong Kong electoral changes: up to three years’ jail proposed for publicly urging residents to boycott polls or spoil ballots

• Legislation, which aims at implementing Beijing-decreed overhaul of city’s electoral system, highlights the new criminal offence related to publicly calling for blank and invalid protest ballots
• Race for seats on Election Committee will be held on September 19, Legislative Council polls to be further pushed back to December 19 while contest for city’s top job will take place on March 27