Hong Kong holds elections for the city's legislature on Sunday — the first for the Legislative Council since Beijing led an overhaul of Hong Kong's electoral process.
An analyst who spoke to CNBC predicted less interest in the polls this time, because those electoral changes have "narrowed" the choices for voters.
The amendments that were introduced as part of the electoral overhaul mean there will be fewer directly elected representatives, and more Beijing-approved officials. Democracy advocates and Western governments have accused China of using the new rules to suppress political opposition. Hong Kong police control access to a street in the central Mongkok neighborhood during the demonstrations in response to China's national security law.Hong Kong holds elections for the city's legislature on Sunday — the first for the Legislative Council since the central government inAn analyst who spoke to CNBC predicted less interest in the polls this time, because those electoral changes have "narrowed" the choices for voters.
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