More than 4 million Hong Kongers will vote for hundreds of district council seats Sunday in what is being framed as a referendum on the protests that have roiled the Asian financial hub for almost six months
Hong Kong More than 4 million Hong Kongers will vote for hundreds of district council seats Sunday in what is being framed as a referendum on the protests which have roiled the Asian financial hub for almost six months.
Hong Kong elections are traditionally peaceful, even dull, but officials have warned that, amid the heightened tensions in the city, they will not hesitate to postpone the vote or close polling stations in the instance of violence. Riot police will be stationed in"inconspicuous" locations inside ever polling state, police told CNN.
Hide Caption 119 of 170 Photos: Hong Kong unrestPolice retreat after clashing with protesters on August 24.Hide Caption 120 of 170 Photos: Hong Kong unrestPeople link hands as they gather at the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront on Friday, August 23. Protesters formed a human chain across Hong Kong in a show of solidarity.Hide Caption 121 of 170 Photos: Hong Kong unrestCell phones shine from the top of Lion Rock on August 23.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
China demands Trump veto bills on Hong KongChina on Thursday demanded President Donald Trump veto legislation aimed at supporting human rights in Hong Kong and renewed a threat to take “strong countermeasures” if the bills become law. Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act undermined both China
Read more »
Hong Kong election a referendum on anti-government protestsHong Kong is gearing for local elections that have become a referendum on public support for more than five months of protests. For the first time, all 452 seats on the city’s 18 councils are contested in Hong Kong’s only fully democratic elections.
Read more »
More protesters leave Hong Kong campus ahead of weekend pollMore protesters holed up inside a Hong Kong university campus have surrendered as the city’s largest pro-Beijing party urges voters to “kick out the black force” in upcoming elections seen as a key gauge of public support for anti-government protests.
Read more »
Hong Kong stares into the abyss amid growing violenceBoth sides in Hong Kong want the district-council election to go ahead on November 24th
Read more »
China demands Trump veto bills on Hong KongBEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday demanded President Donald Trump veto legislation aimed at supporting human rights in Hong Kong and renewed a threat to take “strong countermeasures” if the bills...
Read more »