Hong Kong officials eye Legco poll push with a little boost from National Games

Hong Kong will leverage the National Games to encourage residents to vote in the coming Legislative Council election, officials have said, as more companies offered workers a half day off to cast their ballots in the poll. Speaking on Sunday at the closing ceremony of the torch relay for the Games, which the city is co-hosting this month, Hong Kong’s No 2 official, Eric Chan Kwok-ki, focused briefly on the December election. “At this moment full of passion and mobility, I must remind everyone...