Yet another reason to damn the Olympics
Or perhaps this should be filed under feeble excuses:
"Hong Kong's democratic forces were facing electoral disaster early this morning after voters shunned the polls - and the democrats - in large numbers....Turnout stood at just 45 percent - or 1.52 million - of all those eligible to vote in the geographical constituencies by the time the polls closed at 10.30pm.
[City University political scientist James Sung Lap-kung] said "enthusiasm for the election had been dulled by the heavy media coverage of the Olympic Games".
Bread and circuses......
"Hong Kong's democratic forces were facing electoral disaster early this morning after voters shunned the polls - and the democrats - in large numbers....Turnout stood at just 45 percent - or 1.52 million - of all those eligible to vote in the geographical constituencies by the time the polls closed at 10.30pm.
[City University political scientist James Sung Lap-kung] said "enthusiasm for the election had been dulled by the heavy media coverage of the Olympic Games".
Bread and circuses......