Pan-dems to reshape Islands council after stunning poll result
Pro-democratic candidates have dominated the Islands District Council poll to take seven of the ten elected seats. In the most high-profile victory the memorably-named Sheep [...]
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Randy Yu defies democratic wave to retain Lantau seat
Randy Yu has hung on to his Islands District Council seat in the face of the massive democratic wave that swept Hong Kong yesterday. Fung Siuyin from the pro-democratic [...]
Election ’19: Randy Yu, the man for the status quo
If you’re looking for a politician to represent Hong Kong’s political moment you could hardly do worse than Randy Yu. A surveyor and property executive by occupation, [...]
Police called after campaign worker alleges assault in Tong Fuk
Police were called to Tong Fuk this evening after a canvasser for candidate Fung Siu Yin alleged she was assaulted by an unknown man. The woman, a Mui Wo resident who [...]
Election ’19: Fung Siu Yin, reform candidate
Fung Siu Yin is the challenger in Sunday’s district council poll and a part of a new face in local politics. Standing for the Lantau seat, she is pro-democratic, green [...]
Explainer: Island District Council election 2019
If Hong Kong leaders were trying to avoid controversy ahead of the District Council election, banning Joshua Wong was maybe not the way to go about it. The exclusion of the [...]
New Islands team to challenge for district council seats
A new team has formed to compete for Islands District Council seats at the coming November 24 election. The environmentally-friendly grouping, Islands Connection [...]
Randy Yu calls for double-decker bus review in wake of Tai Po crash
District Council vice chair Randy Yu has called on the Transport Department to review the safety of double-decker buses on Lantau roads before they are introduced later this [...]
Amy Yung demands answers on lack of consultation over council expansion
Islands District Councillor Amy Yung has called on council chairman Chow Yuk-tong and the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau to explain why the council will not add [...]
Protestors dump Lantau waste at Govt House, warn of further action
Demonstrators dumped construction waste outside Carrie Lam’s residence today to protest landfilling and wetland destruction, with Legco member Eddie Chu warning of [...]