Hong Kong’s leader John Lee has applauded the “good turnout” in Sunday’s overhauled District Council elections, despite the 27.5 per cent turnout rate being the lowest among any poll since 1997. He also claimed that there were still people who had attempted to “sabotage” the “patriots-only” race. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday morning, Lee said 1.2 million people came out to vote, showing that they believed the “new District Council [elections] will be producing good… District Council members.” “I think that was a good turnout,” he said, adding that there were people who did not cast a ballo…
