Fewer candidates with professional backgrounds are making a bid to run in Hong Kong’s coming Legislative Council election amid more subdued interest in the sector-based functional constituencies. A check by the Post of all 161 candidates’ declared occupations found that 45, or 28 per cent, are professionals, compared with 51 from the previous election, marking a 10 per cent decrease even though there are now more nominees. The drop was notable in the functional constituencies, where the number...