Electoral officers empty a ballot box at a vote counting center in Hong Kong, China September 5, 2016, following the Legislative Council election. (Source: REUTERS/Bobby Yip) Electoral officers empty a ballot box at a vote counting center in Hong Kong, China September 5, 2016, following the Legislative Council election. Some backed the previously unthinkable idea of independence for Hong Kong, which has added to divisions within the broader pro-democracy movement and overshadowed the election. He was expected to win a seat in the Hong Kong Island constituency after receiving the second-highest number of votes, with 90 percent of ballots counted. The latter stepped in to run after a friend, Edward Leung of Hong Kong Indigenous, was disqualified for advocating independence.

Source: Indian Express September 05, 2016 03:45 UTC