Hong Kong elections: opposition camp plans to raise HK$3.5 million to fund primary ahead of Legco polls
- Group plans to mobilise at least 170,000 people to cast their ballots in July to find out candidates more likely to win seats in September
- With Beijing drafting the national security law, Occupy co-founder Benny Tai says this could be the last time a Hongkonger votes for a candidate of his choice
Hong Kong’s opposition camp has sought to raise HK$3.5 million (US$451,600) to fund its primary election before September’s Legislative Council polls, as it eyes a majority in the city’s legislature.
According to the camp’s plans, the July primary will rank potential candidates by their popularity, while a telephone poll in September will decide how many candidates will be chosen for various constituencies.
The funds raised will be used to finance the telephone poll to be conducted by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute and to set up polling stations.
The camp’s primary will involve all five geographical constituencies of the city and the health services functional constituency seat, which is currently held by pan-democrat Joseph Lee Kok-long.
