# Hong Kong delays election due to "pandemic concerns" **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 31, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hong-kong-delays-election-due-to-pandemic-concerns/916928 "2020-07-31T18:03:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hong-kong-delays-election-due-to-pandemic-concerns/916928/1 "2020-07-31T18:03:49Z")
At the moment, the anti-Beijing sentiment in Hong Kong was/is expected to deliver a strong electoral showing for the pro-democracy faction and candidates, but [the government is announcing that the election is being postponed](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/world/asia/hong-kong-election-delayed.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR0fX7Zb6bIdooT9_Chyoki0rGVo3LUWfcXXLwzADPjfRebENr-hAcYZgAE) - the intent being to blunt the momentum of the pro-democracy side. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hong-kong-delays-election-due-to-pandemic-concerns/916928/2 "2020-08-01T03:28:32Z")
Hong Kong is fucked. It happened in 2020 and not 1998 is all. 50 years no change my ass.