Democrats defeated in NPC election In the first round of voting for the Hong Kong deputies, 54 contenders go through - but there are accusations of prejudice.

(From South China Morning Post)

Byline: May Sin-mi Hon

All five democratic camp candidates were defeated in the first round of voting for Hong Kong deputies to the National People's Congress yesterday, amid claims that electors had been put under pressure not to support them.

The chairman of the Democratic Party, Martin Lee Chu-ming, said the results did not reflect the views of the people while Anthony Cheung Bing-leung, standing as an independent, claimed that some voters had been prejudiced against them.

But some voters blamed the Democrats' lack of success on their inability to communicate with the central government, and a spokesman …