{"id":82462,"date":"2016-02-22T10:06:55","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T02:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.symedialab.org.hk\/talk\/?p=82462"},"modified":"2016-03-30T09:50:32","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T01:50:32","slug":"rationality-versus-emotion-in-feb-28-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/rationality-versus-emotion-in-feb-28-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Rationality versus emotion in Feb 28 poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

” Rationality versus emotion in Feb 28 poll ”<\/p>\n

By Chris Yeung<\/p>\n

Pan-democratic voters in New Territories East face a choice between rationality and emotion in Sunday\u2019s Legislative Council by-election triggered by the resignation of ex-Civic Party lawmaker Ronny Tong Ka-wah.<\/p>\n

Should rationality prevail, they would vote for the candidate from the pan-democratic camp with the best chance in keeping the seat originally belonged to them for it not to be nabbed by the pro-establishment force.<\/p>\n

Specifically, they would probably pick Civic Party\u2019s Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu, who is backed by major political pan-democratic parties including the Democratic Party and the Labour Party.<\/p>\n

But should emotion prevail, there is a strong possibility that the seat vacated by Tong will fall into the hands of Holden Chow Ho-ding, the flag-carrier of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong with the backing of major loyalists groups including the Business and Professionals Alliance and the Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee\u2019s New People\u2019s Party.<\/p>\n

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