Hong Kong’s top court rejects challenge to law banning calls for election boycotts (opens original article in a new tab)

Hong Kong's top court dismissed a challenge to a law banning election boycott calls, stating it is necessary to counter organized campaigns and ensure governance by 'patriots'.

• Hong Kong's top court rejected a challenge to a law banning calls for election boycotts.
• The court ruled the law is necessary to counter organized campaigns undermining the establishment after the national security law.
• The law criminalizes incitement to undermine elections to ensure governance by 'patriots' under 'one country, two systems'.