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Oath-taking ceremony of newly elected members of Hong Kong Legislative Cou
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 3 (ANI): The oath-taking ceremony for 90 members of the seventh-term Legislative Council (LegCo) of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) began at 11:00 am local time Monday. The election eroded the democratic elements of Hong Kong's electoral system.
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Pro-Beijing candidates sweep Hong Kong's Legislative Council election amid
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 20 (ANI): Amid low voting turnout under amended electoral laws, pro- Beijing candidates have swept to victory in Hong Kong's Legislative Council election.
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Hong Kong Legislative Council election is an exhibition in authoritarianis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 19 (ANI): A global alliance of parliamentarians slammed China as polling stations opened on Sunday in Hong Kong where people are voting in the patriots'-only Legislative Council election, the first one since the imposition of sweeping national security law and a shake-up
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Hong Kong residents vote in patriots'-only Legislative Election
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 19 (ANI): Polling stations opened on Sunday in Hong Kong where people are voting in the patriots'-only Legislative Council election, the first one since the imposition of sweeping national security law and a shake-up of the city's electoral system.
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Japan to convey its concerns to China over new Hong Kong election reforms
Updated : 4 years, 9 months 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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China continues to undermine Hong Kong's democratic institutions, says Bli
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 27 (ANI): The Chinese government continues to undermine the democratic institutions of Hong Kong and denies the residents the rights that China itself has guaranteed, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday after the city's Legislative Council approved t
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Hong Kong clears new electoral law reducing voting rights
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 27 (ANI): The Hong Kong Legislative Council has approved the controversial bill to reform the city's electoral system, which is set to increase the number of pro-Beijing lawmakers in the city and reduces the public's ability to choose elected representatives.
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China threatens countermeasures against UK, Australia for condemning disqu
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 14 (ANI): In a bid to assert its dominance over Hong Kong, China on Friday threatened countermeasures against Britain and Australia for condemning its disqualification of four pro-democracy lawmakers from the Hong Kong Legislative Council, reported NHK World.
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China's top legislature adopts decision for sixth HK Legislative Council t
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Chinese lawmakers on Tuesday voted to adopt a decision for the sixth Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to continue performing duties.
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Pompeo calls for 'free and fair' Hong Kong Legislative Council election
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 14 (ANI): After China declared primaries held by Hong Kong's pro-democratic parties on the weekend 'illegal', US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has called for a free and fair Legislative Council election in the city.
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