Voters Out Again For Day Two Of Primary Election

Organisers of a primary election for the pan-democrats say around 330,000 people have cast their ballots as of 1pm on Sunday – far exceeding the original target of 170,000.

Power for Democracy convenor Andrew Chiu said the vast majority cast electronic votes, while more than 10,000 cast paper ballets.

Long crowds were seen at some polling centres in the morning on the second day of the two-day exercise, with more than a hundred queueing up at one station in Sha Tin.

One voter in Sha Tin told RTHK he's taking part to show that he's not giving up on the fight for democracy. Another showed up before polling opened at 9am, saying he was worried the voting may be halted.

The government has warned that the primary could be in breach of the national security law, and police had raided the offices of a pollster involved in the exercise on Friday over a suspected data leak.

The pro-democracy camp is hoping to maximise their chances to win a majority in September’s Legislative Council elections by fielding the best candidates.

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