Voter turnout plunges below 30% in Hong Kong election after rules shut out pro-democracy candidates
by Kanis Leung
Dec 11, 2023
2 minutes
Voter turnout plunged below 30% in Hong Kong’s first district council elections since new rules introduced under Beijing’s guidance effectively shut out all pro-democracy candidates, setting a record low since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
According to official data on Monday, 27.5% of the city's 4.3 million registered voters cast ballots
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