'Radical' candidate in Hong Kong poll exposes underlying tensions


Alvin Yeung (C), a candidate from Civic Party, celebrates with supporters after winning the Legislative Council by-election in Hong Kong, China February 29, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong residents voted on Sunday in a legislative council by-election, with a "radical" pro-democracy candidate who was arrested in a recent riot running in what is being seen as a barometer of political tension in the financial hub.

The poll, to fill a single seat vacated by a former pro-democracy politician, is being watched for signs of growing support for a burgeoning "indigenous" movement that backs more extreme protests, including violence, to push for greater democracy.

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