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Although it is a genuine concern that Hong Kong has seen a dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases the past three weeks, their daily numbers and cumulative case counts would still be the envy of most of other cities of similar size around the globe.
As I wrote on Wednesday, in Hong Kong Exceeds 3,000 Cases - Hospitals Increasingly Under Stress, there have been rumors that Hong Kong's Executive Administrator Carrie Lam would cancel or postpone local elections - scheduled for September 6th - if their 3rd wave wasn't brought under control.
While technically not yet a fait accompli - as some legal issues must be ironed out by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee - today's announcement is being widely denounced as a move to prevent pro-democracy candidates from gaining a majority following this summer's imposition of a controversial new security law by Beijing.
You can find more details on this breaking story in the South China Morning Post.
Politics
- National People’s Congress Standing Committee to make a decision on the outstanding legal and constitutional issues over pushing vote back one year
- Opposition camp, which saw 12 hopefuls disqualified on Thursday, earlier warned of constitutional crisis if public’s voice not heard
Tony Cheung, Natalie Wong and Kimmy ChungPublished: 12:38pm, 31 Jul, 2020
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