The pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong has held primary polls ahead of legislative elections in September, after police raided the office of a prominent opinion pollster who was helping them.
Pro-democracy parties in Hong Kong held primary polls on Saturday to choose candidates for upcoming legislative elections despite warnings from government officials that it may be in breach of a new security law imposed by China.
"I treasure every chance we still have to vote for the candidate I like and I hope Hong Kong people can show the government that we won't bend our knees through the poll," she added. Similar national security laws are used to crush dissent on the mainland and police in Hong Kong have already arrested people voicing certain political views now deemed illegal, such as advocating independence or greater autonomy.
Police late Friday night raided the office of Public Opinion Research Institute , a prominent opinion pollster that was helping the pro-democracy camp to conduct the primary.Police claimed they were responding to a report that PORI computers had been hacked, resulting in an unlawful leak of personal information.
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