Hong Kong elections: opposition torn between boycotting Legislative Council and sticking around to stage fierce fight

To stay or not to stay in the legislature? That is the dilemma facing Hong Kong’s opposition lawmakers after suffering a double whammy last week.They had been counting on a strong showing at the Legislative Council elections scheduled for September 6, only to have Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor postpone the polls for a year, citing the coronavirus pandemic.The delay compounded their woes from a day earlier when 12 pro-democracy activists – including four incumbent lawmakers – were…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3096281/hong-kong-elections-opposition-torn-between-boycotting