Hong Kong election tests Beijing’s ‘increasing interference’

The vote is seen as a litmus test gauging reaction to Beijing’s increased interference in the city’s governance.

Polls have opened in Hong Kong‘s legislative council by-elections.

More than two million people are expected to cast their ballots to fill four of six seats formerly held by pro-democracy politicians.

The vote is seen as a litmus test gauging reaction to Beijing’s increased interference in the city’s governance.

Al Jazeera’s Divya Gopalan reports from Hong Kong.