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Article: Hong Kong - A "no" vote.(results of Legislative Council elections)(Brief Article)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- September 16, 2000
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HONG KONG
"YOUR vote," ran the government slogan, apparently without irony, "makes all the difference." Hong Kong people did not buy it. Only 44% of eligible voters cast their ballot in elections for the territory's Legislative Council (Legco) on September 10th. Of that low number, well over half voted for pro-democracy candidates, broadly defined. Yet rigged electoral rules ensure that these will be in a minority in the new Legco, and that a pro-Beijing majority can always be counted on by the administration of Tung Chee-hwa. All the same, the low turnout is an embarrassment for Mr Tung, whose dismal performance in office has brought on deep dissatisfaction.
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