Delayed elections in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is pressing the pause button on its next legislative election. Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced that the city, with Beijing’s support, will invoke an emergency ordinance to delay the elections by a year due to a worsening coronavirus outbreak. Lam has also submitted an emergency report to China’s […]
Daily Memo: Postponed Elections in Hong Kong
The delay creates some distance between elections and pro-democracy sentiment.
