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As the fifth Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR, the list of John Lee Ka-chiu’s self-proclaimed achievements sounds impressive. He said he has changed the culture of the civil service towards results-oriented. He pioneered a light public housing scheme, which, he said, could help solve the notorio

Flashed back to mid-2020, a group of pan-democrats said they would veto the government budget as part of a game plan to fight for universal suffrage if, a big if, they succeeded in grabbing two-thirds of seats in the Legislative Council in an election scheduled for the end of 2020. To maximise their

The people have spoken up. This is a statement of fact often uttered by the winners and losers in elections after votes were counted. The just-ended Legislative Council election in Hong Kong on Sunday is an exception. That line went missing in post-election speeches by the candidates and government

Flashed back to December 2021, the first “patriots-only” Legislative Council election ended with a historic low turnout. Of the 4.47 million registered voters, only 1.35 million have cast their votes, representing a 30.2 per cent turnout rate. It contrasted sharply with the corresponding figures in

(Editor’s Note: In addition to having regular columnists, We welcome opinions from readers across the political spectrum—Left, Centrist, and Right.) On December 7 Hong Kong people go to the polls to elect a new ‘patriots-only’ Legislative Council (LegCo). The qualifications for standing in the elect

The coming Legislative Council election has entered its vote-canvassing stage, culminating to a climax on the December 7 voting day. There will be winners and losers. Two sharply-different personalities, nevertheless, have already emerged as the defining figures in the 2025 Legco race. They are Regi

Every vote counts in an election. Election is election is election. One vote can make a huge difference in election results. And results are above everything, in particular to the candidates, their supporters and the interests they represent. Seen from that perspective, the coming Legislative Counci

The 2025 Legislative Council election kicked off on last Friday (24/10) with the beginning of a fortnight-long nomination period - and a stern warning by Beijing against any attempts to interfere with or disrupt the December 7 race. That could not be more interesting and intriguing in light of the v

It was not long ago that the Hong Kong government soccer team and the Legislative Council soccer team showed their football skills and, even more importantly, togetherness at a friendship match. Less than a week or so before the four-year term of legislators ends, members are not in the mood of deep

The jockeying for seats in the December 7 Legislative Council election has kicked off with the beginning of a pre-game of booting out the incumbents who are 70 or above, or put it more politely, the bowing out of veterans to make way for younger aspirants. As of last Saturday (Oct 11), at least four

Less than two months before nomination for the 2025 Legislative Council election is scheduled to kick off, lawmaker Doreen Kong Yuk-foon has dropped a hint that she may not seek re-election, causing a disquiet in the intriguingly quiet political scene. Whether or not she will stay at the legislature

HK people just audience in election year | Chris Yeung | At Large 2024 is an election year around the globe. In January, Taiwan people made history by giving the Democratic Progressive Party, which Beijing branded as separatist, five more years in the presidential election. Last week, British voters

The dangerous game of Dec 10 turnout-boosting | Chris Yeung | At Large With the city’s pan-democrats being eliminated from the upcoming District Council election, the Government could already proclaim an early - and the big - winner. Whoever wins the ballots on the December 10 polls makes little, if

Officially known as the 2023 District Council Ordinary Election, the December 10 poll is indeed anything but ordinary. In many aspects, the territory-wide election is abnormal. For the first time since geographical elections were held regularly beginning from the 1990s, the pro-democracy forces will

Nomination for the 2023 District Council election, the first to be held under the “patriots-only” principle, scheduled for December 10 will officially kick off on Tuesday (17/10). But the results of the polls are already on the wall. It looks certain all hopefuls who are members of the Democratic Pa