The pro-establishment bloc in Hong Kong nearly swept all seats in the city’s Legislative Council poll held on Sunday, December 19, 2021. Only one centrist candidate won a seat in a revamped Legco, after traditional opposition parties stayed out of the race. It was the first Legco poll since Beijing’s overhaul of Hong Kong’s electoral system to ensure that only “patriots” could run for office. Voter turnout was the lowest since Britain handed the city back to China in 1997 at 30.2 per cent,…
