Engineer Patrick Wong Chun-sing joins the election
Professionals are getting more vocal about politics in Hong Kong and engineer Patrick Wong is taking it one step further. Wong is standing in the 2015 District Council Election as a candidate in the Taikoo Shing East constituency.
Be Your Natural Self: Sheep Wong Finds His Own Way of Running a Campaign
When the 79-day Occupy Movement ended last year, some young people vowed to continue their fight for democracy at local level and resolved to stand in the 2015 District Council election. Sheep Wong, vying for the Tung Chung South seat, is one of them.
The History and Development of the District Council – Part I
This infographic shows the history and development of the District Council before 1997. Tomorrow we will post Part II, showing development after the handover...
The Battlefield – Interview with Professor Ma Ngok
This Sunday will see the first territory-wide elections since the end of the Occupy Movement last year. Some activists from the movement - calling themselves Umbrella Soldiers - vowed to continue the struggle for democracy in the District Council polls. But political scientist Ma Ngok says these local elections will be won or lost on local community issues.
What you should know about the District Council – Part One
In the first of a series of infographics, we present a brief outline of what the District Councils are, their composition and their functions.
Varsity’s Coverage of the District Council Elections 2015
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