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Legislative Council elections 2016

Candidates made a last-ditch effort to secure votes on election day

Many Hongkongers woke up early on a cloudy Sunday morning to get to polling stations and cast their votes in the Legislative Council elections, while candidates made a last-ditch effort to secure votes. (Photo: SCMP's David Wong)

September 4, 2016
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Today is the first Legco election post “Umbrella movement/ Occupt Central protest” and its also the last Legco election before the next chief executive election in 2017 ...02:08
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September 2, 2016
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August 29, 2016
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August 23, 2016
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Thousands of localism supporters gathered at Tamar Park near the government headquarters to protest against the "political screening" for September's Legislative Council election. ...00:56
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August 5, 2016
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Hong Kong Indigenous leader Edward Leung Tin-kei’s bid to become a candidate to run in September’s Legco election has been rejected by the electoral commission . In this video profile shot in March...04:11
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A high-profile Hong Kong pro-independence leader says he had been barred from standing in upcoming parliamentary elections -- the latest candidate backing separation from mainland China to be...01:12
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Hong Kong pro-independence leader Edward Leung says he is barred from polls
August 3, 2016
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'Godfather of localism’ Horace Chin Wan-kan is running for Legislative Council election in September. He wishes to push to rewrite the Basic Law. (Photo: SCMP's K.Y.Cheng)01:42
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'Godfather of localism’ Horace Chin to run Legco election
July 30, 2016
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Hong Kong Indigenous leader Edward Leung Tin-kei is running for the city’s Legislative Council election in September. In an interview with SCMP.tv back in March, he stated the group’s mission and...01:37
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Roy Kwong says his multiple identities as social worker, romance writer and district councilor can help him win the election. He hopes to emulate his idol, Abraham Lincoln, and his famed political...02:08
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He dreams of becoming ‘the Lincoln of Hong Kong’: Roy Kwong prepares to run for Legco election
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Eunice Yung and Lau Siu-lai are two female candidates running for Hong Kong’s legislative election in September.  Coming from different political camps, Yung and Lau state their opinions on various...02:55
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July 20, 2016
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Retiring Legislative Council president Jasper Tsang Yok-sing listed his achievement and failure ahead of his retirement in September. (Photo: SCMP's Sam Tsang) 02:14
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Chung, 59, lost his seat on the Eastern District Council last year, after holding the post for more than two decades. Elected a lawmaker in 2012 and an outspoken member of the pro-establishment...02:08
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DAB lawmaker 'Tree Gun' Christopher Chung slams party for upcoming election tactics
June 17, 2016
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Localist legislators departed from the official language during the swearing-in process, resulting in three disqualifications by the Legislative Council secretary general.02:29
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Three Hong Kong lawmakers have oaths rejected
October 12, 2016
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Following the failure of Federation of Trade Unions’ veteran Wong Kwok-hing to retain his outgoing colleague Chan Yuen-han’s seat in Legco Council, the 67-year-old former lawmaker shared his...02:13
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A few days after losing in the Legislative Council elections on Sunday despite his high-profile “ABC” - Anyone But CY Leung - campaign, maverick businessman Ricky Wong Wai-kay has set his sights on...01:56
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Exclusive chat with Eddie Chu Hoi-dick after his surprise election win (Part 2)
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2016 Legislative Council member elect Eddie Chu Hoi-dick shared his idea of “politics of hope”, along with his political agenda for the upcoming Legislative Council season. (Photo: SCMP's Felix Wong)02:42
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Exclusive chat with Eddie Chu Hoi-dick after his surprise election win
September 7, 2016
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Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah said getting to know new lawmakers is an important issue after the Legislative Council election which has added a number of new faces including...01:15
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About 2.2 million voters turned out for September 4 Legislative Council elections, taking the turnout rate to 58 per cent, reflecting Hongkongers’ eagerness to make their voices count in the most...02:54
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Legco 2016 polls see record turnout as new generation emerges
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Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp looks set to make huge gains in the 2016 Legislative Council Election. Winners include Eddie Chu Hoi-dick, who picked up more than 70,000 votes in New Territories...02:48
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Big wins for pro-democracy camp in 2016 Legco election
September 5, 2016
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