The final voter at a polling station smiles in relief as he manages to cast his vote before the station locks its doors. Photo: May James / HKFP.pic.twitter.com/iLPMa9c89h
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Vote counting observers on the scene say legislator Ted Hui — despite spending most of the week trapped in PolyU — has retained his Central District Council seat.
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Ex-student and Occupy activist Tommy Cheung has confirmed he has taken the Yuen Lung constituency, Yuen Long seat from incumbent pro-Beijing councillor Wong Wai-shun.
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Another ex-student and Occupy activist Lester Shum has won in Tsuen Wan’s Hoi Bun constituency, replacing a long-standing pro-Beijing candidate.
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InMedia reports that newcomer democrat Leslie Chan has won in the Tsim Sha Tsui West constituency, beating four other candidates. HKFP profile:https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/11/22/hong-kongs-2019-district-council-candidates-part-iii-tsim-sha-tsui-policymaker-leslie-chan/ …
Adjacent to Tsim Sha Tsui West, NowTV reports that incumbent pro-Beijing district councillor Chris Ip has lost his seat to democrat Chan Tsz-wai in Jordan South.
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Demosisto has confirmed to HKFP that Kelvin Chan — replacing the disqualified Joshua Wong — has beaten incumbent pro-Beijing councillor Judy Chan in South Horizons West.
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Pro-democracy barrister Lau Wai-chung has beaten the incumbent Liberal Party’s Dominic Lee in the wealthy Yau Yat Tsuen constituency of Sham Shui Po. Photo: InMedia.pic.twitter.com/56nPSwdOdx
Democrat Paul Zimmerman has retained his seat in Pokfulam.
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The final voter turnout for the 2019 District Council election has been estimated at 71.2 percent, with just under 3 million casting their votes. Photo: May James / HKFP.pic.twitter.com/jZPfL2Aoo9
Several more pro-democracy victories are reported in Wanchai, and InMedia estimates that the local council will have a pro-democracy majority, as in 2003-07. However, pro-Beijing legislator Paul Tse has narrowly retained his seat.
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Democratic Party candidate Li Shee-lin is victorious in Wah Fu South, a constituency where the pro-democracy camp lost by a mere three votes in 2015.
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Chinese medicine practitioner Kwan Ka-lun has taken a traditionally pro-Beijing seat in Whampoa East, which later legislator Yau Wai-ching failed to take back in 2015.
Former journalist Lee Ka-Wai has also won in the traditionally pro-Beijing Fu Sun constituency of Tuen Mun.
Veteran democrat “Bull” Tsang has also beaten the pro-Beijing Li Chun-chau in Chai Wan, reversing the results of the 2015 election.
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NowTV reports that pro-democracy protest organiser Jimmy Sham — targeted twice in hit-and-run attacks — has won in Lek Yuen, Shatin. The district has previously been discriminated against for an apparently high mainland immigrant population.
Pro-Beijing legislator Vincent Cheng has lost his Nam Cheong North seat in the Sham Shui Po District Council to the pro-democracy camp.
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