In Hong Kong, pro-democracy candidates took a significant early lead in district council elections, after residents turned out in record numbers to vote yesterday. The elections are seen as a test of support for the city’s pro-Beijing chief executive, Carrie Lam. Professor Alfred Wu - Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, at the National University of Singapore joins us to share more.

<p>In Hong Kong, pro-democracy candidates took a significant early lead in district council elections, after residents turned out in record numbers to vote yesterday. The elections are seen as a test of support for the city&rsquo;s pro-Beijing chief executive, Carrie Lam. Professor Alfred Wu - Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, at the National University of Singapore joins us to share more.</p>

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