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Hong Kong Legislative Council election 2025

Hong Kong Legislative Council election 2025
The next general election of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council will be held on December 7, the second under Beijing’s “patriots-only” electoral overhaul. The nomination period ran from October 24 to November 6.
2025 Legco election: Your candidates and real-time results
Hong Kong Legislative Council election 2025: Infographics

2025 Legco election candidates and results

Hongkongers head to polling stations on December 7 to elect 90 lawmakers

Hong Kong politics

Young people’s input needed on pressing Hong Kong issues, incoming lawmaker says

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Deadly Tai Po blaze affected Hong Kong Legco election voter turnout: minister

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong lawmaker says win will spur more vocal candidates in future polls

Mark Chong also calls on government to improve public trust by boosting oversight to avoid situations like the bottled water scandal and Tai Po fire.

Lawmaker-elect Mark Chong of the Roundtable party says he believes his win will inspire more outspoken candidates to step forward in the future. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong housing

Opinion | Fix housing to help young Hongkongers feel they belong here

If taken seriously, housing policy can restore trust in institutions and the foundations of civic life that elections alone cannot.

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Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong lawmakers-elect want more exchanges with government in policymaking

Elected legislators say sharing session shows government values ties with lawmakers and call for earlier engagement to create better policies.

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Hong Kong politics

Editorial | Align with national goals, Xi urges Hong Kong with pat on back for Lee

President Xi has fully recognised the work done by Chief Executive John Lee over the year and urged the city to take further steps to play its part in the nation’s development.

President Xi Jinping (right) meets Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee in Beijing on December 16. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Legco election shows disruption can be good for Hong Kong politics

With fiercer contests, fresh faces and more community building on the ground, parties have found a way to navigate the new landscape.

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Hong Kong politics

Record tally of spoiled votes in Hong Kong poll ‘not due to pressure on public’

Authorities may reconsider introducing ‘smart ballot boxes’ to cut chance of voters wrongly marking papers, constitutional affairs chief says.

Hong Kong politics

Incoming Hong Kong legislator Christine Fong disavows fiery mode of politics

Long-time district councillor and ‘Queen of Votes’ in recent Legco election pledges to ‘share honour and disgrace’ with government.

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Newly elected lawmaker Christine Fong says she appreciates she can now directly engage with government officials and will be pragmatic instead of “just ranting”. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong lawmaker Michael Tien calls for expanding directly elected Legco seats

Outgoing legislator Tien says proposal will broaden the political spectrum and boost voter turnout.

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Michael Tien (left) and Mark Chong, of the Roundtable party, have called for political reform. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong politics

Elected and outgoing Hong Kong lawmakers meet media in show of solidarity

Outgoing Legco president Andrew Leung calls on veteran and new legislators to communicate with one another, serve residents in wake of Tai Po fire.

Hong Kong

‘High-quality democracy’: what does Beijing’s new phrase for Hong Kong mean?

Beijing seeks orderly form of politics with executive-led government working closely with lawmakers not in confrontation with each other, analysts say.

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Hong Kong politics

Editorial | New Legco tasked with pushing for better governance of city, deepening reform

Lawmakers must work with the chief executive to advance post-fire recovery, improve livelihoods and encourage Hong Kong to play its unique role in national development.

Banners for the 2025 Legislative Council General Election are seen at Kwong Fuk Estate, next to the scene of the deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, on December 7. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s DAB party loses popular support, but retains crown as Legco’s biggest

Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong secures 250,000 fewer votes for directly contested seats compared with 2001.

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Members of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong meet the press on Monday at its party headquarters in Fortress Hill. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s new legislature to be youngest in 2 decades, averaging 51 years old

Legco rejuvenation driven in part by departure of 35 incumbent lawmakers, including 12 aged 70 or above.

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Hong Kong

From ‘Ne Zha’ to ‘Queen of Votes’: Christine Fong’s path to Hong Kong Legco win

After five failed attempts, 59-year-old Fong finally clinches Legco seat with 58,828 votes.

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Tackling aftermath of deadly Hong Kong blaze among first tasks for new lawmakers

Election turnout rate of 31.9 per cent slightly higher than in 2021, with city leader saying poll will have profound impact on reforms after Tai Po fire.

Winners and their supporters pose for pictures in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on Monday. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong Legco poll: 8 things to know, from youngest to ‘toughest’ lawmakers

The Post looks at some highlights of Sunday’s poll, which delivered a few surprises despite a slight improvement in voter turnout rate.

Legislative Council of Hong Kong

4 incumbents lose seats as Hong Kong’s Legco records 43.8% turnover

DAB’s Edmund Wong and FTU’s Kwok Wai-keung among those who failed to secure another term in Sunday’s poll.

Hong Kong politics

Opinion | After Hong Kong fire, new lawmakers will have to hit the ground running

Lawmakers must reach out to their electorates, listen to grievances and frustrations and seek to understand people’s plight.

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Legco election forums resume at the Lai Chi Kok Government Offices after the Tai Po fire on December 3. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong

Surprises and defeats in Hong Kong Legco election – as it happened

DAB chairman Gary Chan defends party’s strategy of fielding two candidates in some geographical constituencies, says ‘it’s a thorough decision’.

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Bill Tang and Christine Fong emerged as the big winners in the election. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong

Hong Kong Legco election’s 31.9% turnout surpasses record low of 2021

But number of registered voters declines by 7.6 per cent to about 4,131,000 in sombre election held less than two weeks after deadly blaze.

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Hong Kong politics

3 serving lawmakers make urgent appeals in Hong Kong Island West

New People’s Party’s Judy Chan, DAB’s Chan Hok-fung and FTU’s Kwok Wai-keung competing against two newcomers for two seats.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Constituency home to deadly Tai Po blaze records lowest turnout rate in Hong Kong

Several voters direct anger at DAB political party after member played role in renovation bid at Wang Fuk Court, while others want to give incumbents a chance.

Mourners gather near Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po on Sunday Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong

Hong Kong property tycoons turn heads at poll, urge voters to fulfil civic duty

Tycoons from SHKP, Sino Group, Henderson Land Development, New World Development, CK Hutchison and Chinese Estates cast ballots.

Henderson Land Development chairman Martin Lee made his presence felt in Wan Chai, where he cast his ballot. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong

New Hong Kong polling stations praised but few ethnic minority voters use them

Civil servants dominate sign-ups while fewer than 20 from ethnic minority groups use new arrangement.

Hong Kong politics

Civic duty drives some Hongkongers to vote, while others drawn by incentives

Residents give range of reasons for voting, with some saying they want society to improve and others pointing to time off work and discounts.

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