Hong Kong Considers Postponing Legislative Elections, HKET Reports
- New virus wave has raised questions about September vote
- Election would be city’s first since new security law imposed
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The Hong Kong government is considering postponing legislative elections amid a recent surge in coronavirus cases, media reports say, prompting criticism from pro-democracy candidates hoping to triumph in the September vote.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s advisory Executive Council was expected to meet Tuesday to discuss postponing the Sept. 6 legislative elections, the Hong Kong Economic Times reported, citing people it didn’t identify. An announcement could come later in the day, the paper added.