Man seeks legal challenge against DC nomination system
A man on Monday filed a legal challenge against the nomination mechanism for candidates hoping to contest next month’s District Council polls, arguing that it violates people's constitutional rights to vote and stand for election.  In a writ submitted to the High Court, Kwok Cheuk-kin noted that candidates must receive nine nominations from members of three local advisory bodies, and those who failed to secure enough nominations were prevented from contesting in the elections.  Kwok, known as "the king of judicial reviews" for his frequent challenges, is asking the court to declare the nomination mechanism unconstitutional and in violation of Articles 11 and 26 of the Basic Law. Nominations for the polls closed last week, with groups such as the Democratic Party, Third Side and the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood saying they could not take part because they had not secured enough nominations.