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For your beginning of the week weekend update today we have:
A whole new election committee ๐
COVID updates
Diplomat circle updates (usually reserved for our paid subscribers only!)
Buildings for a carbon-free future
โ Jasmine Lee
A whole new Election Committee


Yesterday the government held the first election under the new political system (slogan: โPatriots rule Hong Kongโ) where 4,800 voters decided on the members of the Election Committee.
The Election Committee contains 1,500 spots, and itโs the cityโs โruling classโ who gets to vote on who will fill these seats. This is a huge contrast to 2016, where over 200,000 voters were allowed to take part in the same poll.
This yearโs election turnout sits at about 90% (~4,350 people).
Other political updates:
The Confederation of Trade Unions, the largest opposition trade union in the city, has decided to disband (paywalled).
LegCoโs only not pro-establishment lawmaker will not be running in this yearโs Legislative Council election.
COVID-19
New cases: 3 (imported)


Tai O Lantern Festival blown out
The lantern festival has been shortened from 20 to 16 days due to the flood of visitors in the area.
"This is to make room for people who have to return to Tai O to celebrate the festival with their family," one of the organising groups stated.
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