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Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades has sparked anger over government oversight, making Sunday's elections more of a litmus test than usual on the Hong Kong government's public standing.
This is the second so-called patriots-only election in Hong Kong, ever since Beijing overhauled voting rules to allow only candidates vetted by Beijing as patriots to run.
Many former legislators declined to run for re-election this year.
Also, only less than a third of the Legislative Council seats will be directly elected.
Voter turnout was low at just over 31% of Hong Kong's voting population.
That's in line with the record low of the first patriots-only election Hong Kong held in 2021.
A physical discussion board run by the Student Union at Hong Kong Baptist University posted notes calling for government accountability in the deadly fire.
That board was then boarded up itself, and the Student Union's operations have now been suspended.
Over the weekend, Hong Kong National Security Police also arrested a man who they said posted, quote, seditious materials after he wrote criticism of the government online over the fire.
Many residents of the buildings which caught fire say they complained about fire risks for months leading up to the tragedy.
Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades has sparked anger over government oversight, making Sunday's elections more of a litmus test than usual on the Hong Kong government's public standing.
This is the second so-called patriots-only election in Hong Kong.
Ever since Beijing overhauled voting rules to allow only candidates vetted by Beijing as patriots to run, many former legislators declined to run for re-election this year.
Also, only less than a third of the Legislative Council seats will be directly elected.
Voter turnout was low at just over 31% of Hong Kong's voting population.
That's in line with the record low of the first patriots-only election Hong Kong held in 2021.
On Sunday, Hong Kong will choose its next legislative council.