Hong Kong Legco poll to use electronic vote counting for trade seats for first time

Hong Kong Legco poll to use electronic vote counting for trade seats for first time

Electronic ballot counting will be used in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council election for the first time for the 30 trade-based seats, with lawmakers calling for greater adoption of advanced technology to improve voter turnout. But legislators heard on Monday that the technology would not be deployed for the 20 directly elected geographical constituency seats, as…

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Hong Kong-based legal body can fill ‘glaring’ global gap, justice minister says

Hong Kong-based legal body can fill ‘glaring’ global gap, justice minister says

A newly established international mediation body headquartered in Hong Kong can fill a gap in existing global dispute resolution systems, the city’s justice minister has said, as he stressed the importance of institutional support. Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok said on Friday that Hong Kong’s advantages under the “one country, two systems” governing principle…

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Mainland Chinese coach, player rue ‘disrespect’ shown to Hong Kong in fiery football clash

Mainland Chinese coach, player rue ‘disrespect’ shown to Hong Kong in fiery football clash

Guangdong head coach Zhou Suian has tried to build bridges after two of his players baited Hong Kong supporters during Wednesday’s heated Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup second-leg clash. Home fans threw drinks in paper cups and other objects at Guangdong’s opening goalscorer Behram Abduweli at Hong Kong Stadium, after he cavorted in front of them following…

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