In the months since officials announced that Sunday would be the date for the 2023 District Council election, the first since a major overhaul that drastically reduced the number of democratically elected seats, posters of hopefuls have begun to pop up across the city. And while nothing about that is out of the ordinary, there is one major difference between the banners bedecking houses, malls and wet market stalls this year: none bear the faces of opposition candidates. Changes to the nomination process were among those approved in July. To run in the restricted race, individuals had to secur…
