Rally Opposes Pan-dem Primaries At Public Estates

A handful of people from pro-Beijing group has staged a protest outside the Housing Authority Headquarters in Ho Man Tin, urging the housing authorities to stop the pro-democracy camp from holding primary elections in district councillors’ offices.

The pro-democracy camp has called on people to cast their votes over the weekend at more than 250 polling stations across the territory, some of which are district councillors’ offices in public housing estates.

Members of the "Chinese Traditional Cultures Exchange Alliance" chanted slogans, accusing the camp of using public facilities and money for private purposes.

They also said the camp will be violating the Housing Department’s regulations for using these premises as polling stations and the department should take action.

The demonstrators also accused the pro-democracy camp of ignoring the risks the polls may pose to people's health while local coronavirus cases are surging.