HONG KONG - Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong citizens queued to cast ballots over the weekend in what the Chinese-ruled city’s opposition camp says is a symbolic protest vote against tough national security laws directly imposed by Beijing.
While the primaries are only for the opposition camp, observers are watching closely as they say the turnout will serve as a test of broader opposition to the law, which critics say will gravely undermine the city’s freedoms. Long queues formed down streets, in residential estates and at businesses-turned-polling stations, with people casting an online ballot on their mobile phones after having their identities verified.
The law punishes what China describes broadly as secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison and allows mainland security agents to operate officially in Hong Kong for the first time.
Spend your lives in UK and Australia. Go ,please.
Although it's not official, this election represents the will of HKers better than the ones held by HKGov, at least there's no election frauds
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weird.. If they're doing the right thing why always wearing mask(it's absolutely because of virus).. What are they afraid of?
Standing for Hong Kong!
You lost the game the day UK handed the keys. Get over it
Good luck with symbolic. Been there, done that. Hangel86 carmelodifazio
I wonder if those masks are mandatory as they all seem to be white & worn by everyone
Great idea! Let party officials know in Beijing that Hong Kong residence are 100% against their authoritarian, treaty violating, measures.
Maybe OUR country oughta do this! Show our outrage AGAINST Trump!
Chinese People Rise up! Rise up.
Casting ballot? Didn’t American media said there is no democracy or basic human right in HK?
Bold step toward s democracy
Does ccp and hk government see what hk people want?
A way to say no to the government!
This may be the last “real” election in Hong Kong. We must take this chance to show the world that Hongkongers still not giving up. antinationalsecuritylaw FightForFreedom StandWithHongKong 5DemandsNot1Less
Can HongKongers be silented? Never
Wasn’t one country two system failed according to garbage western media propaganda. It is still alive in HK. Security law will make HK even more great and safe city. One country two system is alive and well in HK. 🇭🇰 🇨🇳
Bullshit,they are vote for Gaza
没你们这帮白皮猪🐷不会有这些事的！还尼玛BB没完
Although the National Security Law disappoints us, we cannot feel hopeless. Even in the most difficult environment, we have to make the international community hear our voice😡💪
Those errant HK ppl needs to re-educated, hence days r coming many concentration camps will spring up.And those ppl will learn lessons as Uighurs in china
Almost 7 million Hong Kongers didn't cast 'protest' vote against new security laws.
Out of almost 8,000,000 people living there!
The western media didn’t tell you: 3000000 (6times) people vetoed for the law
No mail in ballots...
StandWithHK chinamustbetamed
500,000, no more no less? Good job!
We salute your resolutions. In actuall sense you should chose the politics you want not any imposed on you. I will be in china to convince XI to SUSPEND such to which you don't accept. The sign of my arrival in china is a part of the sea will rumble.
So there's only 500,000 Hong Kong people in the city? BIG DEAL!
Although this is an unofficial vote, it shows the determination of Hongkongers - grasping every chance to combat white terror and fight for democracy. StandWithHongKong
韓信點兵，多多益善
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In another word, the great majority of Hong kongers support the national security law
500,000？R U SURE?
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