First HK polls since July protest

HONG KONG: The territory is preparing to go to polls on Sunday for the first time since massive protests rocked the territory in July, and analysts say the elections will be a measure of residents' desire for democratisation. 

Pro-democracy groups are seeking to take advantage of public anger, stirred by the government's plan – shelved after the July 1 protest by over 500,000 people – to enact a controversial national security law. They hope to seize seats from the pro-government Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong in the District Council polls held every four years.