Hong Kong after electoral overhaul and post-national security law: how quiet will this year’s Legislative Council poll be?
- Hong Kong will on Sunday have its first legislative poll since Beijing revamped the electoral system earlier this year, but many voters are finding it hard to get excited
- Top officials have sought to manage expectations over level of public participation in poll no matter how it plays out
From passing out leaflets at street booths to hanging up posters in shop windows, young people in Hong Kong are throwing their energy into an election they feel speaks volumes at a time of unprecedented change.
Voters and supporters enjoy taking a dig at officialdom, touting how they are on a “vote-canvassing” campaign and how this poll is the real “one person, one vote” system the city deserves.
“No one in my circle is paying attention to the Legco election as everyone is busy spending time on this,” said Jay Chan, a 34-year-old nursery school teacher who had taken part in every single poll since turning 18.
She is more invested in ensuring Ian Chan Cheuk-yin, a member of Canto-pop band Mirror wins the Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation held by Commercial Radio.