THE national security law enacted by China on June 30 is likely to be used to reduce the number of seats won by the pro-democracy opposition in Hong Kong’s legislative elections scheduled for September 6.

After democrats swept the district council elections in November, they felt that there was a rare opportunity for them to win a majority of the 70-seat Legislative Council, or LegCo. On July 11 and 12, the opposition coalition held an informal primary to determine their strongest candidates, one that resulted in quite a few young localist candidates prevailing over experienced traditional democrats.

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