Overseas Poll Fiasco

Hundreds of people formed a long line at Hong Kong's Victoria Park, a favorite haunt of migrant workers. It was Sunday two weeks ago, and Indonesian nationals were arriving at the polling station set up there to cast their ballots.

Instead of receding, the line got longer as the day wore on. Seeing that, Syaiful Anas, a poll observer from the Migrant Care organization, took the initiative to suggest the Overseas Election Committee for Hong Kong open an alternative access to the station. "After negotiations, the committee availed another access on the right side of the main entrance," Syaiful recalled last week.

July 15, 2014