The Buzz | Majority of Hong Kong democrats plan to remain in office

A majority of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers plan to remain in office after China’s decision to extend their terms without a planned election.
Sixteen of 23 sitting opposition lawmakers will keep their seats on Hong Kong’s 70-member Legislative Council, pan-democrat politicians said at a news conference yesterday.
Neither side secured a majority in the poll conducted by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, though there was slightly greater support for opposition members keeping their seats. The survey found that 47.1% of supporters said lawmakers should serve out the term, versus 45.8% who favored their resignation.
Opposition lawmakers had commissioned the survey to help resolve a debate over whether they should resign en masse over the government’s decision to a delay an election planned for Sept. 6, due to coronavirus concerns.
The split results of the poll leave neither side with a clear mandate before the next session of the Legislative Council that starts Oct. 14.
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