Monday, September 05, 2016

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Election 2016: Triumph for pro-democracy newcomers as opposition camp maintains veto power
Hong Kong Free Press, September 5, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/05/legislative-legco-hong-kong-election-2016-triumph-for-pro-democracy-newcomers-as-opposition-camp-maintains-veto-power/

Related:
In Hong Kong, young protest leaders win seats in local elections
The New York Times, September 4, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/05/world/asia/hong-kong-election.html

Hong Kong election: Who are the new faces in politics?
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 5, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37274159

He’s the king of votes, but Eddie Chu warns of “storm of political violence” after landslide Legco election win
朱凱迪成新界西票王 籲港人反對政治暴力
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2014841/eddie-chu-hoi-dick-predicts-storm-political-violence
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/156f8b350a3fca8/zhu-kai-di-cheng-xin-jie-xi-piao-wang-yu-gang-ren-fan-dui-zheng-zhi-bao-li

Hong Kong election: Youth protest leaders win LegCo seats
視頻:羅冠聰——香港史上最年輕立法會議員
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 5, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37273238
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/multimedia/2016/09/160905_video_nathan_law

A record number of voters turned out for Hong Kong’s most important election since the Occupy protests
Quartz, September 5, 2016
http://qz.com/773772/a-record-number-of-voters-turned-out-for-hong-kongs-most-important-election-since-the-occupy-protests/

Vote this way: Chinese state-owned firms reportedly hand out instructions to staff on how to vote in Hong Kong elections
South China Morning Post, September 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2014207/vote-way-chinese-state-owned-firms-reportedly-hand-out

The plea from a 15-year-old Hongkonger that went viral: “I really want to vote but…”
Hong Kong Free Press, September 3, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/03/the-plea-from-a-15-year-old-hongkonger-that-went-viral-i-really-want-to-vote-but/