In a rejection of Beijing’s new direction in Hong Kong, voters mostly stayed away from the polls Sunday in the territory’s first “patriots-only” election, which was on pace to be the lowest turnout since the territory’s handover to China in 1997.
the first referendum on Hong Kong’s new, more authoritarian direction under Beijing’s tightened grip. Refusing to show up to vote on Sunday was one of the last ways Hong Kong residents could express their political will.“Not participating in the government elections has already sent a strong political message in Hong Kong,” said Eric Lai, a legal and political analyst at the Georgetown Center for Asian Law.
Several registered voters said they found the exercise futile, with no candidate they wanted to vote for.
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