The 2015 Hong Kong District Council Election is scheduled to be held on Sunday Nov 22,2015
Voters will choose 431 representatives for the 18 district councils -- currently pro-establishment parties hold a majority in every council.
The total number of elected seats for the 2015 elections was increased by 19 from 412 to 431
Hong Kong is semi-autonomous after being handed back by Britain to China in 1997, but there are fears that Beijing's influence is growing
Hong Kong went to the polls today for the first time since huge pro-democracy protests gripped the city, in a key test of public sentiment.
The spotlight is on the district elections to gauge whether support for the democracy movement can translate into votes and bring change to the political landscape.
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets for more than two months at the end of last year demanding fully free elections for the city's next leader, in what became known as the "Umbrella Movement".
The rallies were sparked after Beijing insisted candidates for the first public vote for Hong Kong's leader in 2017 would first have to be vetted by a loyalist committee.
Voters will choose 431 representatives for the 18 district councils -- currently pro-establishment parties hold a majority in every council.
The total number of elected seats for the 2015 elections was increased by 19 from 412 to 431
Hong Kong is semi-autonomous after being handed back by Britain to China in 1997, but there are fears that Beijing's influence is growing
Hong Kong went to the polls today for the first time since huge pro-democracy protests gripped the city, in a key test of public sentiment.
The spotlight is on the district elections to gauge whether support for the democracy movement can translate into votes and bring change to the political landscape.
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets for more than two months at the end of last year demanding fully free elections for the city's next leader, in what became known as the "Umbrella Movement".
The rallies were sparked after Beijing insisted candidates for the first public vote for Hong Kong's leader in 2017 would first have to be vetted by a loyalist committee.
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