Topic

Legislative Council by-election 2018i

Hongkongers voted on March 11 to choose six new lawmakers. The contests include seats in Hong Kong Island, Kowloon West and New Territories East, as well as one to represent the Architectural, Surveying, Planning and Landscape sector. The seats became available after six lawmakers were barred for improper oath-taking when they were sworn into office in 2016.

Advertisement

Proposals that aim to make voting easier for the disabled, pregnant or elderly need to be carefully considered so as not to damage public confidence in elections.

videocam

Hong Kong’s pan-democrats want localists to join their corner to fight in elections but the reality is that there is no love lost between the two sides.

  • Wong Wai-ha, 54, and her co-defendant were sentenced on Wednesday for conspiring to offer an advantage to others ahead of a Legco by-election in 2018
  • The pair offered Sham Shui Po residents freebies if they voted for the DAB candidate
Advertisement
Advertisement

Youth-led group changes mission statement to promoting ‘democratic and progressive values’ in city after previous wording led to election ban for two members.

videocam

Mr Justice Anderson Chow rules NeoDemocrats lawmaker Gary Fan was not duly elected to New Territories East seat last march and that Ventus Lau’s nomination should not have been declared invalid.

Ta Kung Pao featured front-page coverage urging voters to choose pro-establishment candidates Chan Hoi-yan, which would be against the law. Political analysts say paper crossed the line by publishing notice that was not clearly marked as an advertisement.