NOTES FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL

Aug 29, 2016 | Letters from Hong Kong

Posted:  Aug. 29, 2016   Still not clear from the HKUPOP rolling poll what impact the new post-Occupy localist/self-determination/independence trend is likely to have on the September 4 Legislative Council election.*...

THE SEPTEMBER ELECTION: Early Polling

Aug 18, 2016 | Letters from Hong Kong

Posted:  Aug. 18, 2016   The bans against six candidates for advocating Hong Kong independence has added a new dimension to the coming September 4 Legislative Council election (Aug. 3 post).  Suddenly, everyone is talking about the prospect whereas before it was...

SPOTLIGHT ON INDEPENDENCE

Aug 10, 2016 | Letters from Hong Kong

  Posted:  Aug. 10, 2016   The disqualification of six candidates has added an unexpected dimension to the coming September 4 Legislative Council election (Aug. 3 post). During all the years since Hong Kong, belatedly, introduced universal suffrage...

POLITICAL VETTING FOR A HONG KONG ELECTION

Aug 3, 2016 | Letters from Hong Kong

  Posted:  Aug. 3, 2016   The powers that be, in Beijing, have done their best to circumscribe elections here. It began long ago with all the constraints written into post-colonial Hong Kong’s Basic Law constitution. Beijing has remained on guard ever since,...