Radical activist candidate Avery Ng, left, is taken away by a police officer outside a polling station for the legislative council election in Hong Kong, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. The vote for lawmakers in the Legislative Council is also the first since 2014 pro-democracy street protests rocked the Asian financial hub. (Kin Cheung/Associated Press)HONG KONG — The Latest on elections in Hong Kong (all times local):1 p.m. Radical activist Avery Ng was restrained by police after he threw a sandwich at Hong Kong’s widely unpopular Beijing-backed leader, Leung Chun-ying. ___8:15 a.m.Voting is underway in Hong Kong’s legislative election, the first since 2014 pro-democracy street protests rocked the Asian financial hub.

Source: Washington Post September 04, 2016 00:34 UTC