Hong Kong democracts hold primary despite security law warning
Hong Kong (AFP) – Pro-democracy parties in Hong Kong held primary polls on Saturday to choose candidates for upcoming legislative elections despite warnings from government officials that it may be in breach of a new security law imposed by China.
Thousands queued in the intense summer heat at unofficial polling stations across the city hours after police raided an opinion pollster helping to conduct the vote.
“The more Hong Kong people were suppressed, the firmer Hong Kong people stand,” democracy campaigner Benny Tai, a legal scholar and co-organiser of the primary, said as voting got underway… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: July 11th, 2020 | Author: NJNewsCommons | Filed under: China | Tags: China, Democracy, Hong Kong, Human Rights | Comments Off on Hong Kong democracts hold primary despite security law warning