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Legislative Council elections 2016

Legislative Council elections 2016
Elections for Hong Kong's Legislative Council were held on September 4, 2016, with all 70 seats up for grabs.
Former Hong Kong law professor Benny Tai has been charged by the city’s anti-graft agency over the purchase of newspaper adverts ahead of the 2016 Legco elections. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong politics

Ex-Hong Kong law professor Benny Tai hit with charges over 2016 elections

City’s anti-graft watchdog said it was acting on complaints in bringing charges against Tai, psychologist Ip Kim-ching and Sek Sau-ching.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong man convicted of conspiring to buy votes in 2016 Legco race

Hong Kong courts

Three jailed for up to 11 months each over election fraud in 2016

Environment

Board games with social themes aimed at adults and kids alike

Families stuck at home in the pandemic are playing more board games. New ones with historical, cultural and environmental messages are rising in popularity.

Various board games designed by Thomas Wong Chung-hang in Hong Kong. Photo: K.Y. Cheng
Crime in Hong Kong

Taxi association official on trial over accusations of bribery in 2016 Legco polls

The defendant is accused of paying the five people HK$1,000 each to vote for a tech executive running to represent the IT sector.

Hong Kong Basic Law

Ousted lawmaker was denied chance to respond to Basic Law allegations: judge

Senior Counsel Paul Shieh says disqualified Hong Kong lawmaker Lau Siu-lai was not given a chance to respond to allegations of improper oath-taking.

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Hong Kong courts

17 face vote-rigging charges for role in 2016 Legco elections

Seven members and staff of a taxi association are among 17 charged over vote-rigging during Legislative Council elections in 2016.

The office of the Independent Commission Against Corruption in North Point. Photo: Felix Wong
Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Ex-election boss told of privacy bungle before denial, says watchdog

Former Registration and Electoral Office chief transferred from department after critical watchdog report, as minister expresses regret over debacle.

Hong Kong courts

Jailed localist Edward Leung drops legal challenge to election ban

The lawyer for the former spokesman of localist group Hong Kong Indigenous concedes Leung has little chance of winning election petition.

Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Details of 8,000 voters missing as officials admit to two-year cover-up

Electoral office chief Wong See-man says register has been missing since 2016 and attempts to find it have failed, and admits officers hid the fact it could not be located more than two years ago.

The register contained details of voters from the polling station at SKH Ho Chak Wan Primary School in Tsing Yi. Photo: Felix Wong
Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Hong Kong minister slams poll officials over missing voter registry

Lawmaker leads protest at Registration and Electoral Office over missing 2016 registry with personal data of 8,000 voters.

Hong Kong minister slams Registration and Electoral Office’s handling of missing 2016 voter registry as ‘unacceptable’
Legco by-election 2018

Electoral roll shows city’s registered voters not getting any younger

A lessening interest in politics following Occupy protests, along with a rapidly ageing population, are reasons behind the decrease, political scientists say.

Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Hong Kong government scraps plan to shorten voting hours

Some 99.7 per cent of 15,400 submissions to consultation say voters’ rights ‘should not be sacrificed for administrative convenience’.

Hong Kong localism, independence

Independence activist files election ban appeal as deadline passes

Localist Andy Chan says being denied legal aid caused him to miss the cut-off date for filing appeal by five days.

Andy Chan was denied legal aid to appeal his election ban. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong Basic Law

Elections judgment welcome but delays must still be tackled

Court ruling clarifies candidates must uphold the Basic Law, which states city is an inalienable part of China, however cases should be processed swiftly  

Convenor of the Hong Kong National Party Andy Chan Ho-tin, was among several aspirants banned from the 2016 Legco election. Court ruled against Chan on Tuesday, determining that election officials can ban candidates for their political views when given evidence they would not uphold the Basic Law. Photo: Winson Wong
Legco oath-taking saga

Who has the power to bar Hong Kong election candidates?

Pro-independence activist to hear on Tuesday the outcome of a court petition he lodged arguing returning officers exceeded their powers disqualifying him from 2016 Legco poll

Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Pan-democrat voter share slips in polls since 1997

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Legco oath-taking saga

Ousted legislators Leung and Yau deny unlawful assembly

Yau Wai-ching and Baggio Leung leave Eastern Court after the hearing. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong localism, independence

Localist mounts legal challenge after being barred from Legco polls

Integrity of election system is paramount

‘Suggestions made in 1996 to set unified standards for IT voters’

Professor Wong Kam-fai says the idea of setting unified standards was first made 21 years ago. Photo: Edward Wong
Chief executive election 2017

Stolen laptops triggers security review at Hong Kong electoral office

The Chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission, Justice Barnabas Fung Wah (Centre) opens ballot box at Hong Kong Chief Executive Election. Photo: Sam Tsang

Government faces calls to revamp voter registration in wake of crackdown

Anti-graft body arrests 72 people over alleged vote-rigging

Four charged with loitering over lawmaker’s safety complaint

The four suspects are to appear in Tuen Mun Court on Friday. Photo:
Legco oath-taking saga

Beijing slams UK report on Hong Kong Legco rumpus

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The report documents concerns relating to last year's elections to the Legislative Council. Photo: Nora Tam

Post-Occupy surge in young voters during 2016 Legco elections

Election candidates should be allowed to adopt their own strategies

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