New trade unions could be powerful force in HK's LegCo polls
Unions formed by elements within protest movement could cause upset in Sept election
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The formation of trade unions in the last few months by those opposed to the administration of Chief Executive Carrie Lam has given rise to fears that pro-establishment candidates may receive a drubbing in Legislative Council (LegCo) elections due in September.
The polls for the city's Parliament will be a closely watched affair following the landslide victory of the vocal and largely anti-establishment pan-democrats in the district council election last November.