Preliminary election of Democratic candidates for Hong Kong Legislative Assembly election July 11th 19:36

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In Hong Kong, the primaries for democratic candidates have begun in preparation for the legislative assembly election in September this year. While it has been pointed out that the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Act could cancel the candidacy of candidates who are critical to the government, democrats are calling for opposition to the pressured government, It will be noted how many citizens vote.

The democratic primaries were called upon by Associate Professors of the University of Hong Kong's Daigaku Court, with a total of about 30 candidates out of 51 candidates for the legislative elections this September. We plan to narrow down to people.

The voting of the primary election is held at approximately 250 polling stations for two days on the 11th and 12th, and at the polling station established in the restaurant in central Hong Kong, many people such as families gather and take turns. There was a queue.

Regarding the primaries, Hong Kong executives expressed the view that "the primary election is intended to overthrow the government and may violate the National Security Act of Hong Kong." The police searched the think-tank's office for aggregation, which caused delays in preparation, and the first-day voting started three hours behind the original schedule, starting at noon local time.

Regarding the search, police explained that "the computer system of the think tank was reported to have been hacked by somebody", but the democracy objected to the purpose of restraining the primary election.

In legislative assembly elections, democrats are aiming to get a majority of seats, but it has been pointed out that even if they win the primary election, election administration authorities may cancel candidates running for candidates critical of the government.

Therefore, as a democracy, it will be noted how many citizens will vote in the hope that they will oppose the increasing pressure of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments by gathering the support of citizens in this primary election.

Democrat activist call for votes

Democratic activist Huang Yi Feng, who is participating in the primary election of the Hong Kong democracy, stood on the street in his own constituency and said, "If many people vote, we can get more international attention. With the support of the public, we will be able to counterattack China's repression," he said.

He then appealed for support, saying, "This qualifying may be the first and only opportunity to get my name written."

Citizens at the polling place

A man in his thirties who visited the poll said, "Voting is the way we were left to speak out. I want to tell the government what the citizens really think."

In addition, a woman in her 20s said, "Primary elections are for appealing differently from demonstrations. After the law was established, we became more careful about what we might do afterwards. I was told."

Aim for 170,000 votes

According to the group that called for the primary election, more than 59,000 people have already voted at polling stations around the country from noon to 3:00 pm local time.

At the conference on the 11th, an associate professor at the University of Hong Kong, who is at the center of the call, revealed that he will aim for 170,000 votes in two days.

The think tank that was searched

"We are not doing anything illegal and there is nothing wrong with the computer system that we allegedly hacked." Our involvement in the primaries Is completely legal."