All 161 aspirants seeking a seat in Hong Kong’s second “patriots-only” legislature are cleared to run in the poll after having their candidacy validated by a government-led panel, with the city’s No 2 official expressing hopes for the coming contest to demonstrate the city’s “high-quality election culture”. Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki, who chairs the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee, also said on Monday that the panel’s work would allow candidates to conduct campaigns “as soon as...