Sunday, September 4, 2016

Hong Kong counts votes from first post-protests poll

Votes are being counted after Hong Kong held its first major elections since the pro-democracy protests in 2014.
Turnout has been the highest since the territory was handed over to China in 1997, leading to a delay in the announcement of results.
Some 58% of Hong Kong's 3.8 million registered voters turned out, compared with 45.2% in 2008.
The main parties competing are divided by their stances on the territory's relationship with Beijing.
Huge queues snaked outside polling stations and some people were unable to vote until nearly four hours after the polls had officially closed.
Speaking to the South China Morning Post, several people said they believed voting had been poorly planned.