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In an evening press conference yesterday, 31 July, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced the postponement of the upcoming Legislative Council election by a year. With an expected three million-person voter turnout, Lam voiced health concerns amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases. The New York Times quoted the leader as saying, “It is a really tough decision to delay, but we want to ensure fairness, public safety, and public health.†The polls, which were scheduled to take place on 6 September, would have been the city’s first since the controversial national security law came into effect in late...
