The low voter engagement came as the elections were held for the first time under new laws that only allow 'patriots' loyal to Beijing to run for seats.
On Sunday, Hong Kong's legislative elections saw a voter turnout of just 30.2 percent, the lowest voter turnout since 1997, when Britain handed the city over to China. The low voter engagement came as the elections were held for the first time under new laws that only allow"patriots" loyal to Beijing to run for seats in the Legislative Council.
"The execution of the new election system adheres to the 'one country, two systems' principle," Xi said, referring to the seemingly decaying framework that allowed Hong Kong to maintain separate political, social and legal arrangements from China for 50 years after being handed over by Britain. They followed widespread and increasingly violent anti-government protests in 2019 that prompted Beijing to impose a sweeping National Security Law on Hong Kong, followed by a reorganization of the electoral process and transformation of the makeup of the Legislative Council to stack it with pro-Beijing loyalists., fielding no candidates for the first time since the 1997 handover.
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