On March 11 Hong Kong voters will be asked to cast their ballots again to settle a 2016 election. Here’s a look back at what happened.
September 4, 2016
The 2016 Legislative Council election sent avowed localists, supporters of Hong Kong's independence from China, into the chamber along with pro-establishment candidates. Both sides were ready for a political battle.
October 12, 2016
It started with an oath
Before the newly elected lawmakers can take their place in Legco, they must swear an oath. Fifteen lawmakers-elect took their oaths while diverging from the script to make political statements.
Youngspiration duo disqualified November 15, 2016 and others on July 14, 2017
Disqualification
Six of those lawmakers-elect were disqualified after a court decided — and Beijing weighed-in with an interpretation of Hong Kong's mini-constitution, the Basic Law — that they had broken the rules while taking their oaths. They were not allowed to retake their oaths.
The balance of power in the Legco
This took away the opposition’s power to veto motions tabled in Legco that require passage in both the functional and geographical constituencies. The pro-democracy camp used to outnumber their pro-establishment rivals in the GCs.
March 11, 2018
On March 11 there will be a by-election for four of the vacant seats. One will be contested by Edward Yiu, who has been allowed to run again after losing his functional constituency seat.
New Territories East
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Kowloon West
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