Overview
- Polls opened Sunday to fill 90 Legislative Council seats, with only 20 chosen by direct vote under the 2021 overhaul.
- About 4.1 million eligible voters are choosing among 161 government‑vetted candidates who will serve four‑year terms.
- Chief Executive John Lee urged residents to vote, saying ballots support reform and pledging to introduce a relief and reconstruction bill at the new council’s first meeting.
- Campaigning paused for roughly a week after the late‑November blaze and has remained subdued as authorities continue criminal and anti‑corruption investigations.
- Police arrested 15 construction personnel on suspicion of manslaughter, a judge‑led inquiry has been announced, and separate arrests were reported for sedition and allegedly inciting others not to vote.