Lack of contest for HK's top job saps interest in election

Public apathy could also be due to locals feeling that their views don't matter in selection of city's leaders

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With Hong Kong gearing up to elect its next leader in two weeks, public interest in the sole candidate for the chief executive position has been relatively muted compared with previous years.
Locals whom The Sunday Times spoke to said they were indifferent and less inclined this time to follow election news as they were already certain of the outcome.
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