Hong Kong police raid pollster ahead of opposition vote

Polling institute has issued surveys gauging public opinion on popularity of city officials and police. FMTNews

HK riot police stand guard after pushing back protesters demonstrating against the new security law last week.

Voters were due to cast their ballots in Saturday’s primary to select opposition candidates for election to the city’s legislative council in September. “The incident is very likely related to the primaries and meant to create a deterrent effect,” he said in a statement. The independent pollster has issued a number of political surveys gauging public opinion on the popularity of city officials and police.

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