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December 31, 2019

Newly elected district councillor tells police to back off – via Reddit, 2 December 2019
Lawyers’difficulties seeing people who have been arrested – Now TV, 2 December 2019

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Government expels four opposition members from the Legislative Council

November 11, 2020

The four: Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki, Kenneth Leung and Alvin Yeung. All had been barred from running for re-election in the now-postponed Legislative Council elections previously due to be held in September. The expulsions immediately followed the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passing a resolution requiring that lawmakers who promoted or supported Hong Kong independence or refused to admit China’s exercise of sovereignty over the city should be considered in breach of their oath of allegiance to the SAR and removed. HKFP NYT

Pro-democracy candidates sweep district council elections

November 24, 2019

71.2 per cent turnout rate = 2.94 million people voting. Of the 452 seats, pan-democrats won 347, independents (many of whom are pro-democracy) won 45, and pro-establishment groups won 60. The result lets pro-democrats take control of 17 out of 18 district councils. The Democratic Party was the most successful party, winning 91 of the 99 seats it contested. The Civic Party won 32 seats. The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong won only 21 of the 181 (HKFP)/179 (SCMP) seats it contested. The pro-Beijing Federation of Trade Unions won just four of the 62 seats it contested. HKFP / SCMP

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