Nearly six months of anti-government protests are set to thrust Hong Kong's...
HONG KONG - Nearly six months of anti-government protests are set to thrust Hong Kong’s lowest-tier of government onto the international stage on Sunday with elections that will be a test of support for the embattled administration of Chief Executive Carrie Lam.
Cheung, 25, runs a business that trades agricultural products and had planned to study abroad until an attack in Yuen Long on July 21 made him change his mind. “Political factors will be much more important than the community issues,” said Cheung. But in Yuen Long, “July 21 is not only a political issue – it’s also a community issue.”Gripping a walking stick because his feet were swollen from canvassing, Cheung added: “I don’t think the movement will end in the short term. The movement will go on for years.”Underlining the added significance of the district elections, a record 4.1 million people out of a population of 7.
If the pro-democracy campaigners gain control of the district councils in Sunday’s vote, they could secure six seats on the city’s Legislative Council, or parliament, and 117 seats on the 1,200-member committee that selects Hong Kong’s chief executive. Jason Chong, a 28-year-old candidate from the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong – the territory’s largest pro-Beijing party – said he is eager to improve quality of life in his hometown.
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