FILE PHOTO:Pro-democracy candidate Au Nok-hin celebrates with disqualified lawmaker Nathan Law after winning in the Legislative Council by-election in Hong Kong, China March 12, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/
The strong performance of the younger generation reflects a potential change of guard to a more radical grouping likely to rile authorities in Beijing.Some voters are frustrated with Hong Kong’s more moderate traditional democracy groups at a time when Beijing is tightening its grip on the city with a new security legislation seen by many as the latest attempt to crush freedoms.
“For those who do not recognise democracy, or do not agree with democratic values, it is difficult to understand the meaning of the primary election,” said Benny Tai, another organiser of the pro-democracy polls. Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested the vice chairman of the city’s Democratic Party, Lo Kin-hei, on charges of unlawful assembly related to anti-government protests in November, he wrote on his Facebook page. He was released on bail.
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