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Legislative Council elections 2020

Legislative Council elections 2020
The 2020 Hong Kong Legislative Council elections were due to take place on September 6, 2020.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Owen Chow was arrested when he reported back to North Point Police Station on Wednesday evening. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong activist arrested again for allegedly violating bail terms

Owen Chow, on bail pending his subversion trial, was arrested when he reported back to North Point Police Station on Wednesday.

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Hong Kong electoral changes

Opinion | Order! Order! What to expect from elections for a reformed legislature

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Hong Kong electoral changes

Editorial | Vetting body should give those willing to serve city a chance

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Hong Kong electoral changes

Editorial | Focus now is to build confidence in Hong Kong’s new electoral system

Controversial as the reforms are, the government must strive to convince voters it is worth turning out on election day in significant numbers

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Hong Kong’s Legislative Council building in Admiralty. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong electoral changes

Hong Kong electoral changes: lawmakers approve bill overhauling political system

Legislation further sidelines a dwindling opposition accused by authorities of trying to sabotage and paralyse governance.

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Hong Kong politics

The existential dilemma facing Hong Kong’s last major opposition party

Boycott elections and the Democratic Party will please its supporters but the camp may not survive; engage and the party may survive, but its support may not.

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Hong Kong politics

Two building extensions planned for Hong Kong’s expanding legislature

Legislative Council plans involve adding four floors to existing building and a new 10-storey structure connecting to the main block.

Plans for extending the Legco complex were revealed on Monday. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong politics

Opinion | How will Hong Kong’s electoral system reform play out?

With power concentrated in the hands of a small number of gatekeepers, will there be meaningful competition in the chief executive election? Even if pro-democracy candidates can overcome the tough entry barriers, will any want to take part in legislative elections?

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Hong Kong political reform

Hong Kong elections rule for delaying specific Legco contests dropped in U-turn

City officials abandon proposed mechanism for rescheduling some Legco contests if a candidate dies or is disqualified during the race.

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Hong Kong national security law

US defends diplomats after judge blames consulate in revoking ex-lawmaker’s bail

State Department spokesman says it is routine for diplomats to meet prominent local figures after judge points to invitations for suspect to ‘catch up’ with consul general.

The US State Department on Friday defended its diplomats in Hong Kong after a local judge alluded to invitation from the consulate in her decision to deny a suspect bail. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong electoral changes

Letters | Hong Kong elections: why worry about protest ballots when there’s mass support?

Given that 2.38 million professed support for the electoral changes in a signature campaign, pro-Beijing legislators should win the Legco elections by a landslide

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China’s flag is displayed at a stall where residents can sign in favour of changes to the local electoral system in Hong Kong on March 11. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong political reform

Editorial | Hong Kong’s Legco rule changes must not go too far

Any changes must serve to improve governance and it is important that lawmakers can continue exercising checks and balances effectively under the Basic Law.

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My Take

My Take | Will there be a Hong Kong Legislative Council election this year?

Given how bad the relationship has become between China and the West, Beijing can take its own sweet time to resume elections in Hong Kong without worrying about international criticism.

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Hong Kong political reform

Opinion | Hong Kong election reform: Beijing demands loyalty because trust is lacking

Hong Kong’s pursuit of democracy has ended up in this sorry state because the opposition failed to build trust with Beijing. Only when loyalty is not in dispute can Hong Kong create a space for democratic experiments.

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West Kowloon Cultural District

Vow to protect freedom of expression in Hong Kong as attacks on new museum mount

New People’s Party vice-chairman Eunice Yung asks city’s leader during session in the legislature if officials will check whether artworks violate security law.

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The M+ museum is slated to open at the end of the year. Photo: K.Y Cheng
Hong Kong national security law

Three more defendants released on bail in Hong Kong’s biggest security law case

Forty-seven defendants have been charged with subversion, accused of plotting to paralyse the government.

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Two Sessions 2021

What we do – and don’t – know about Hong Kong’s electoral overhaul

Under the biggest shake-up to Hong Kong’s elections since its return to China in 1997, the rules of two major political races will be rewritten, but many details remain unknown.

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My Take | An inevitable end to Hong Kong’s democratic experiment

Beijing’s overhaul of the local election system is ruthless, but given the intransigence and fanaticism of the opposition and anti-government movement shown in 2019, it has no other choice if Hong Kong is to remain governable.

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People cross a road covered in debris after violent demonstrations in Hong Kong in October 2019, as the city observed the National Day holiday to mark the 70th anniversary of communist China's founding. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong national security law

Explainer | What does future hold for 47 defendants in Hong Kong’s biggest security case?

Fifteen of the group were granted bail but remain in custody after prosecutors appealed decision. The unprecedented length of court proceedings generated attention at home and abroad and full implications of cases are unknown.

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong election systems in for overhaul, Legco polls delayed again

Legislative Council could have up to 90 lawmakers and election likely to be deferred until 2022. Beijing placed reform of city’s elections on the agenda of its annual ‘two sessions’ meetings that began on Thursday.

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Hong Kong national security law

Explainer | Why has an election strategy left opposition activists facing subversion charge?

On Sunday, 47 opposition figures were charged with conspiring to subvert state power over their roles in an unofficial primary ahead of the now-postponed Legislative Council elections in 2020. Prosecutors say the bid to win a majority was part of a plot to overthrow the government.

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Localist candidates attend a press conference in Mong Kok on the democratic primaries. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong activists disband democracy group in face of national security law

Power for Democracy committee members vote on Saturday to immediately cease all operations, day before activists charged with subversion report to police.

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Former lawmaker Au Nok-hin (left), Benny Tai, Power for Democracy convenor Andrew Chiu, and Sai Kung district council chairman Chung Kam-lun, raise awareness for the primary elections last July. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong national security law

Opposition activists detained in mass security law arrests have bail extended

Benny Tai one of 52 figures who reported to police stations across the city on Wednesday. Group must report back again on April 8, but three other activists, including Joshua Wong, remain behind bars.

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Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Opinion | Why are pro-establishment lawmakers fighting ‘ghosts’ in Legco?

The pro-establishment camp’s move to legislate against the obstructionist tactics of the now absent opposition risks muffling debate and deliberation. They should also worry about rule changes that may put them at a disadvantage later.

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Hong Kong politics

Editorial | Public expects Legco to follow due process

Hong Kong’s leader may think life will be a lot easier without an effective opposition in the legislature, but the pro-Beijing camp can expect to be held accountable if it passes unpopular bills.

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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor during a question and answer session at the Legislative Council. Photo: Sam Tsang
Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Pro-establishment bloc moves to pull delaying tactics from Legco playbook

Time limits on speeches and caps on the number of lawmakers who can join panels and committees also to be discussed at rules meeting.

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Proposals have been floated to further curb filibustering in the Legislative Council. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong Basic Law

Opinion | The sinister aspect of democrats’ ‘35-plus’ primaries strategy

The powers given to legislators under the Basic Law must be exercised in good faith. If the whole essence of their endeavours is to wreak havoc, and bring down the government, then they are using the Basic Law as a disguise for subversive activities.

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Hong Kong national security law

Can Hong Kong’s opposition camp survive the crackdown?

The arrest of more than 50 members of the bloc has left the future of an already strained alliance further in doubt.

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