2020 Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries
The 2020 Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries were held on 11 and 12 July 2020 for selecting the numbers of pro-democracy candidates for the subsequently postponed 2020 Legislative Council election to maximise the chance for the pro-democrats to achieve a majority in the 70-seat Legislative Council.
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Postponement of the 2020 Hong Kong legislative election
The 2020 Hong Kong Legislative Council election was originally scheduled on 6 September 2020 until it was postponed by the government. On 31 July 2020, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced that she was invoking the Emergency Regulations Ordinance to postpone the election under the emergency powers granted to her by it, citing the recent resurgence of the COVID-19 cases, adding that the move was supported by Beijing.
On 1 July 2020, the day after implementation of the national security law, tens of thousands of Hong Kong people gathered on the streets in Causeway Bay to march.
A long queue outside polling station during the pro-democracy primaries at Tai Po Plaza on 12 July 2020.
Street in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 pandemic.
