3 month agoHong Kong elections: At 2am, pan-democratic (89) vs pro-Beijing (9) #HKDCElection
Democratic Party legislator Roy Kwong - popular in recent months for his assistance to protesters - has won in the North District Council. Pro-Beijing legislator Horace Cheung has lost his seat in the Central and Western District Council. hongkong
Democrat Andrew Chiu - whose ear was bitten off by an assailant with a knife last month - has won in Taikoo Shing on Hong Kong Island
The Democratic Party's Lo Kin-hei has retained his seat in Lei Tung (II) constituency in Hong Kong Island South
3 month agoPro-democracy supporters are celebrating Junius Ho's defeat on the streets of Tuen Mun. One opened a bottle of champagne. Photo: Galileo Cheng
Jocelyn Chau - who was previously arrested and attacked during the extradition bill protests - has won in North Point's City Gardens, a constituency previously uncontested by any pro-democracy challenger
Moderate pro-Beijing legislator Michael Tien has lost his Tsuen Wan District Council seat to a pro-democracy challenger
3 month agoPro-Beijing Hong Kong lawmaker Junius Ho loses re-election bid. He was reviled by the opposition and seen shaking hands with alleged triad gangs. This is the celebration on social media after the news hit.
At HKU, newcomer democrat and former HKU student council member Camille Yam has beaten Stephen Chan — who has been in his seat for 28 years
3 month ago23:20HKT Netizens posted saying no citizens was allowed to monitor to vote counting at Q24 Fu Nam station in Tseung Kwan O
3 month agoIn Tsuen Wan's Tak Wah constituency, videos are circulating that a similar outside box of votes has been carried inside by riot police officers. The electoral officer said these were votes from hospitals or prisons. Photo: Telegram.
3 month agoCrowds are angry at the Kennedy Town / Mount Davis polling station after police were seen bringing two new box of votes inside after it closed at 10:30pm. The returning officer said wheelchair users requested a change of polling station, and voted elsewhere. Photo: Screenshot
3 month agoEarlier on Sunday evening, pro-democracy candidate Tam Tak-chi, running in Kwun Tong's Kwong Tak constituency, claimed to have been punched by supporters of pro-Beijing rival Wilson Or. Riot police arrived and used pepper spray to separate the crowds. Photo: Apple Daily
With polling stations for HKDCElection starting to close, the latest available turnout figures show that 2.85 million people (69% of the electorate) had voted by 9:30pm
3 month agoPolls have officially closed for the 2019 District Council election at 10:30pm. Vote counting will begin shortly
Hong Kong enters final hour of polling for record-breaking district council elections
1830 #HKDCElections turnout 60.36%, near 2.5M voted. Highest record of all elections
3 month agoIn Tuen Mun's Sam Shing constituency where candidate Michael Mo earlier alleged irregularities and possible intimidation, there is a moderate riot police presence. Photo: Galileo Cheng. hongkong
3 month ago"Fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong." Hundreds of South Koreans took to the streets of Seoul this weekend in support of #HongKongProtests
3 month agoTwo protesters at PolyU have just held a press con describing the situation there on Day 7 of the police siege. They've also encouraged people to vote in DC elections today while lamenting police have deprived them of that right.
3 month agoA long queue remains in the polling station of Hoi Bun at around 4pm, where OccupyHK activist Lester Shum is running against DAB's Mok Yuen-kwan and Chow Ping-tim
3 month agoAs of 3:30pm, Tsuen Wan is the closest among the 18 HongKong districts to reaching a 50 percent aggregate turnout rate. Unsurprisingly, the vast and sparsely-populated Outlying Islands is the district with the lowest turnout so far
3 month agoAt 3:30pm, the 2019 District Council election turnout reached 47.26 percent. This means the turnout has exceeded that of 2015, with seven hours of voting still to go. Nearly two million people have voted
A woman in Shatin's Kwong Yuen Estate told RTHK that when she went to vote at 9am, polling station staff told her she had already voted, and any further attempt to vote would not be counted. She has since filled a complaint to electoral authorities.
3 month ago1.5 million people have voted in Hong Kong as of 1:30pm. There's only 4.1 million total registered voters. and the polls are still open until 10:30pm.
Poll date today in Hong Kong
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Over 1000 who left PolyU being registered and arrested to be charged for rioting, including 300 minors, 200 extra being charged as they supported #HongKongProtests
3 month agoShots of the PLA troops inside their base - as seen thru binoculars from a high perch inside PolyU - with riot shields, helmets, marching four strong, while chanting loudly #HongKongProtests
3 month agoClip @jamespomfret shot for @Reuters showing at least 60 PLA troops in full riot gear drilling in an inner courtyard in Gun Club Hill barracks, a stone's throw from PolyU - suggesting an unprecedented level of preparedness amid the current protests #HongKongProtests
