Tuesday, December 21, 2021

PRO-BEIJING PATRIOTS SWEEP HONG KONG ELECTIONS

   HONG KONG, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Pro-Beijing candidates swept to victory in an overhauled "patriots"-only legislative election in Hong Kong that critics described as undemocratic, with turnout hitting a record low amid a crackdown on the city's freedoms by China.
   The 30.2% turnout, about half that of the previous poll in 2016, was seen by pro-democracy activists as a rebuke to China after it imposed a broad national security law and sweeping electoral changes to bring the city more firmly under its authoritarian grip
   China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong described the election as a "successful practice of democracy with Hong Kong characteristics".

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