Hong Kong elections could be delayed amid spike in Covid-19 cases

This post was originally published on this site Hong Kong may postpone highly anticipated legislative elections scheduled for September 6, citing a worsening Covid-19 outbreak in the semi-autonomous Chinese city, local media reports said. An announcement could come as soon as Friday evening, multiple Hong Kong newspapers and TV stations said. They all quoted unnamed sources. A postponement would be a setback for the pro-democracy opposition, which was hoping to capitalise on disenchantment with the current pro-Beijing majority to make gains.Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong shows his disqualification notice during a press conference (Kin Cheung/AP) A group of 22…