Elections in Hong Kong

Key wins for Hong Kong opposition

Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp has won more than a third of seats in elections in the territory, and so retains a key veto over future major legislation. Final results show the pro-democracy opposition won 23 out of 60...

All 60 members returned in Hong Kong's new-term legislature elections

HONG KONG, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Electoral Affairs Commission announced here Monday morning that all the 60 members of the fourth term Legislative Council have been returned in the elections, which ended late Sunday...

Harper seeks fresh mandate

Our latest polls from this past week. (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama is ahead in the Hawkeye State, according to a poll by Opinion Research Corporation. 55 per cent of respondents in Iowa would vote...

Election Could Sway Hong Kong's Future

HONG KONG -- A legislative election here Sunday could have broad implications for the democratic future of this Chinese special administrative region, as well as for its deepening ties with Beijing. The campaign, which...

Legco elections: who gets our green vote?

Hong Kong SAR, China — Hong Kong voters will head to the polls this Sunday for Legislative Council elections. Greenpeace has been checking out which candidates pass the environmental test. Green Charter Greenpeace and...

Beijing will use gold medalists in Hong Kong election

Moving swiftly to capitalize politically on the success of China's athletes at the Olympic Games in Beijing, Chinese officials will send most of their country's gold medalists to Hong Kong next week, before legislative...

Tsang Keeps Steady Numbers in Hong Kong

People in Hong Kong continue to support the territory’s chief executive, according to a poll by the Hong Kong University Public Opinion Programme. The approval rating for Donald Tsang stands at 54.8 points, practically...

CAMPAIGN OUTSIDER : The story of O

The story of O By Muhammad Cohen HONG KONG - Democratic Senator Barack Obama has correctly observed that the Republicans want to make the US presidential election all about him. Republican Senator John McCain wants voters to...

Philip Bowring: A hobbled election in Hong Kong

This territory is in the throes of an election campaign for its law-making Legislative Council, set for Sept. 7. But an electoral void already tells more about the current and future structure of power in Hong Kong than will...

Downward Trend for Tsang in Hong Kong

Public support for Hong Kong’s chief executive Donald Tsang has dropped slightly in recent weeks, according to a poll by the Hong Kong University Public Opinion Programme. The support rate for Donald Tsang stands at 54.5...

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