Ma Ngok
Up to 90 candidates vying for a seat in the District Council election next month could win unopposed, barring any last-minute entries to the race in their respective constituencies. That compares with 76 who were returned uncontested in the last election in 2011.
Most of the potential winners for the uncontested seats this time round are expected to be from the pro-establishment camp.
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong veteran Choy So-yuk and legislator Christopher Chung are likely to win unopposed in Eastern District as things stand now. Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) lawmaker Kwok Wai-keung is also likely to win uncontested in the same district. Two other legislators from the FTU, Alice Mak and Bill Tang, who had to face contest in 2011, may win unopposed this time round.
A political scientist at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Ma Ngok, said on Wednesday that the trend showed the dwindling influence of the pro-democracy camp. "I think with the subsequent losing of seats, the geographical area that they can cover by their very limited resources has been reduced", he said.
The two-week nomination period for the election ends on Thursday.
Most of the potential winners for the uncontested seats this time round are expected to be from the pro-establishment camp.
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong veteran Choy So-yuk and legislator Christopher Chung are likely to win unopposed in Eastern District as things stand now. Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) lawmaker Kwok Wai-keung is also likely to win uncontested in the same district. Two other legislators from the FTU, Alice Mak and Bill Tang, who had to face contest in 2011, may win unopposed this time round.
A political scientist at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Ma Ngok, said on Wednesday that the trend showed the dwindling influence of the pro-democracy camp. "I think with the subsequent losing of seats, the geographical area that they can cover by their very limited resources has been reduced", he said.
The two-week nomination period for the election ends on Thursday.
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