Election Tie? Get Out Pingpong Balls

News: “If Hong Kong political candidates finish in a dead heat, the election will be decided by the luck of the draw – from a bag of numbered pingpong balls.

It may sound more like bingo than politics, but under Hong Kong electoral rules, the tied candidates must each pick a ball at random. Whoever pulls out the highest number takes office.

The last candidate to be defeated by drawing a low number doesn’t think too much of the system, but election officials call it fair, cost-effective and in keeping with Hong Kong people’s traditional belief in fate.

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