HONG KONG: Adrian Lau is one of a very few independent candidates running in elections on Sunday for Hong Kong's Legislative Council. The elections are the first since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law and a shake-up of the city's electoral system.
"The best thing for us is that there will still be one person who belongs to the democratic side. Someone who can keep speaking out for the Hong Kong people," Lau told Reuters."I will make use of the tools and resources in the Legislative Council, and make sure to keep speaking the truth, to keep speaking common sense.
In February, police charged 47 Hong Kong democracy campaigners and former legislators with conspiracy to commit subversion for their role in an unofficial"primary election" after Beijing imposed the national security law on the city last year. Lau, who is running in the legislative election for the first time, told Reuters he spent two weeks seeking nominations from pro-Beijing figures and got 10, the minimum required, through a business contact he declined to name.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said the elections were now"much more representative with more balanced participation" and would elect those"who are patriotic to govern the city".
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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