Hong Kong to Head to Poll as Leung Contends With Protests
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Hong Kong voters will choose a new legislature in two days, as discontent at China’s influence fuels protests against an influx of mainland citizens and changes to the education curriculum.
The election may boost so-called pro-democracy parties that don’t back Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, said Michael DeGolyer, a professor at the Hong Kong Baptist University, whose Hong Kong Transition Project has tracked changes in the city since its return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997. Dissatisfaction at the way the government deals with China has risen to the highest level in eight years, according to a survey by the project.