Three people who allegedly shared an online post calling for people to cast blank votes in the Legislative Council elections next month have been arrested by the city’s anti-corruption watchdog, the first time after the actions have been banned since May. The arrests came hours after Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor warned citizens that inciting others to either not cast a vote or cast an invalid or blank cote could breach the ordinance. "So I will forewarn that people should not try to breach the law by inciting, promoting activities that will undermine the integrity of a public election. Two weeks ago self-exiled former lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung made an appeal on his Facebook, calling on Hongkongers to cast blank votes in the Legco election, adding he aimed at achieving the highest number of blank votes in the history of Hong Kong elections, and for blank votes to exceed the number of valid votes in geographical constituency. Hui responded to Tang’s remarks on Facebook later that day, saying that it is legal for people to cast blank or invalid votes, or even boycotting the election.

Source: The Standard November 09, 2021 19:56 UTC