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Elite, powerful Hong Kongers vote for Election Committee amid absence of p
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 19 (ANI): A few selected and powerful Hong Kongers have started voting on Sunday for the Election Committee amid the absence of pro-democratic candidates. The committee will choose nearly half of the legislature and later the new leader of the city.
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Japan to convey its concerns to China over new Hong Kong election reforms
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 28 (ANI): The Japanese government on Friday said it is increasingly and gravely concerned over Hong Kong after the city's legislature approved an electoral overhaul ordered by China to ensure Beijing's loyalist govern the city.
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No free, fair elections in Hong Kong anymore: Activist Nathan Law
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 31 (ANI): Slamming China's latest move to reduce the number of directly elected seats in Hong Kong's legislature, pro-democracy activist Nathan Law has said that democracy is being denied and citizens are being "humiliated" in the city, showing how the Communist Party of Chi
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Five Eyes Alliance expresses concern over Hong Kong legislators' disqualif
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 19 (ANI): The United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada and Australia on Wednesday reiterated their serious concerns regarding China's imposition of new rules to disqualify elected legislators in Hong Kong and called on Beijing to reconsider their actio
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Five Eyes alliance condemns postponement of Hong Kong polls
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 9 (ANI): Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States on Thursday expressed concern over the Hong Kong government's "unjust" disqualification of candidates and "disproportionate" postponement of Legislative Council elections.
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'Freedom loving people of Hong Kong would prevail': Pompeo hits out at Chi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Aug 3 (ANI): Condemning the delay in legislative elections in Hong Kong, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said the only reason for the postponement is Beijing's fear that Chinese Communist Party candidates would be crushed.
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Hong Kong Legislative elections postponed over COVID-19: Carrie Lam
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 31 (Sputnik/ANI): Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced on Friday that the Legislative Council elections scheduled for September 6 will be postponed over the COVID-19 threat.
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Pro-democracy parties secure landslide victory in Hong Kong local election
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Nov 25 (ANI): Pro-democracy candidates secured major gains in Hong Kong's district council elections, as early results trickled in Monday morning, with multiple high-profile pro-government figures losing their seats.
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Hong Kong elections: Pro-democracy parties on way to secure landslide vict
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Nov 25 (ANI): As many as 201 of the first 241 seats declared have been won by pro-democracy candidates in Hong Kong district council elections as compared to 38 by the pro-establishment candidates, according to the early results compiled by the South China Morning Post.
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Hong Kong elections record a high 71.2 pc voter turnout
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Nov 25 (ANI): Hong Kong voters turned out in unprecedented numbers for local elections on Sunday, with 71.2 per cent of the city's 4.1 million registered voters casting their ballots by the time the polls closed, the semi-autonomous region's Election Commission said, as cited by N
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Hong Kong: Voter turnout rate passes 2015 in local elections since protest
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Nov 24 (ANI): Hongkongers have been heading to the polls since Sunday morning in one of the most closely watched district council elections since the city returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
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Hong Kong set to vote for district elections after months of violent prote
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Nov 23 (ANI): After months of anti-government protests in Hong Kong, voters will have a chance to cast their opinion on the city's future through the district elections scheduled to be held on Sunday.
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