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Hong Kong Election Sees 31.9% Turnout After Deadly Fire
Voter turnout was 31.9%, slightly up from 2021’s record low, amid government efforts to promote reform and recovery after a fire that killed 159 people.
- On December 7, 2025, Hong Kong held a Legislative Council election and Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu cast his ballot, referencing the recent fire that killed 159 people.
- Following the Wang Fuk Court blaze that killed 159 people, campaigning was suspended and remained subdued, while officials urged public appeals to vote for recovery and reform.
- Preliminary figures showed turnout at 31.9 percent, with 4.13 million registered voters and twenty of the 90-seat Legislative Council seats contested.
- Newly elected lawmakers must hit the ground running, as the government plans to propose relief, rebuilding, and construction-sector reforms at the new Legislative Council first meeting, Lee said.
- After Beijing's 2021 overhaul, only vetted 'patriots' could stand for Legco seats, and national security authorities made arrests including 15 construction suspects, Miles Kwan and a 71-year-old man.
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The anger among Hong Kong's citizens about obvious failures in fire protection is great. The government is increasingly nervous, suppressing critical voices – including representatives of foreign media.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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"Only patriots" were allowed to compete on Sunday, the voters were hardly interested. This has very little to do with democracy.
·Vienna, Austria
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About one and a half weeks after a deadly fire in several high-rise buildings, Hong Kong voted on its new parliament with a very low turnout. Candidates were only allowed to pre-examine »patriots«.
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Total News Sources186
Leaning Left33Leaning Right24Center50Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Center
Bias Distribution
- 47% of the sources are Center
47% Center
L 31%
C 47%
R 22%
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