Hong Kong opposition parties warned weekend primary could break national security and election laws
- Constitutional affairs minister Erick Tsang says some residents raised concerns ahead of Legislative Council elections in September
- But organiser Benny Tai rejects suggestion and says there will be no talk of secession by candidates
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang Kwok-wai made the comments three days before the bloc’s polls, aimed at narrowing down its field of candidates for the city’s Legislative Council race in September.
Optimistic after a landslide victory in November’s district council elections, about 250 polling stations would be set up by coordinating group Power for Democracy on roadsides, at district councillors’ offices, and in so-called yellow shops, those publicly identifying with the protest movement.
The stalls will be spread across the city’s five geographical constituencies.
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In an interview published by several pro-Beijing newspapers on Thursday, Tsang said authorities had been investigating complaints about the legality of the primary.
