(Hong Kong Comprehensive News) Cathay Pacific reported to provide discount tickets for Hong Kong residents to return to Hong Kong from mainland China, thereby helping the district council election in the "Patriotic Governance of Hong Kong".
Comprehensive Finance Times South China Morning Post and other reports, some Hong Kong communities reposted on social platforms that Cathay Pacific provided a 10 % discount on air tickets from mainland China from December 5th to 20th from December 5th to 20th.However, Cathay Pacific has not announced this discount on the official website, and currently provides discount code to some organizations.
Cathay Pacific Airlines confirmed the news last Friday (November 24), and said that it was to promote Hong Kong people living in the mainland to actively participate in the district parliamentary election.
According to the South China Morning Post, Cathay Pacific launched air ticket discounts one week after the leadership of the Taikoo Group leadership of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council of China and Cathay Pacific's leadership in Shenzhen.
Hong Kong will hold the district council election on December 10, the first district election after the Hong Kong reform election system.
Tan Yaozong, vice chairman of the China National Hong Kong and Macau Research Association, revealed that some private institutions have participated in election propaganda driven by the government, and Beijing also hopes to see more voters participate in voting.
However, some analysts believe that providing discount air tickets to urge Hong Kong people to return to Hong Kong to vote, reflecting the official concerns of the lack of voting enthusiasm for voters.
Due to the significant reduction of direct elections under the new election system, analysts predict that the voting rate of the Hong Kong District Council election may be only 20%or lower.In the 2019 District Council election, the democratic school won with an overwhelming advantage and set a 71%vote record.
