Overview
- Polls open on Dec 7 to fill 90 Legislative Council seats, with only 20 directly elected and all candidates vetted as patriots under the 2021 overhaul.
- Election chief David Lok said the date would not be changed and urged voters to prevent a legislative vacuum by casting ballots.
- Chief Executive John Lee framed voting as support for reform and pledged to table a bill at the new council’s first meeting to advance relief and rebuilding.
- Authorities have opened criminal and corruption investigations into the Wang Fuk Court inferno, with police previously arresting 15 people from construction firms on suspicion of manslaughter.
- The national security office cautioned foreign media against spreading false information, and the anti-corruption body said seven people were arrested for allegedly inciting others not to vote as campaigning remained subdued.