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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.
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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
7 Dec 2025 - 11:41PM
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Young people’s input needed on pressing Hong Kong issues, incoming lawmaker says
24 Dec 2025 - 8:29PM
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Deadly Tai Po blaze affected Hong Kong Legco election voter turnout: minister
21 Dec 2025 - 9:26PM
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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.
20 Dec 2025 - 5:29PM
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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.
19 Dec 2025 - 11:13AM
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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.
18 Dec 2025 - 4:59PM
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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.
17 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM
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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.
15 Dec 2025 - 3:30PM
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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.
13 Dec 2025 - 6:06PM
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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.
13 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
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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.
9 Dec 2025 - 7:06PM
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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.
9 Dec 2025 - 10:49PM
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.
9 Dec 2025 - 8:30AM
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Editorial
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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.
9 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM
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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.
8 Dec 2025 - 9:43PM
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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.
8 Dec 2025 - 10:15PM
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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.
8 Dec 2025 - 11:30PM
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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.
8 Dec 2025 - 11:24PM
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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.
8 Dec 2025 - 5:40PM
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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.
8 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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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.
8 Dec 2025 - 5:05PM
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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’.
8 Dec 2025 - 7:00PM
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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.
8 Dec 2025 - 2:10PM
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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.
8 Dec 2025 - 2:53AM
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.
8 Dec 2025 - 12:11AM
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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.
7 Dec 2025 - 11:45PM
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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.
7 Dec 2025 - 10:07PM
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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.
7 Dec 2025 - 11:18PM
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