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Hong Kong votes in district council elections in a ballot the city's pro-democracy movement hopes will send a message to the Beijing-backed government. IMAGES
Hong Kong votes in its first major election since pro-democracy protests in 2014 and one of its most contentious, with a younger generation of activists openly advocating independence from China. Vanessa Johnston reports.
Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam holds a meeting with her newly-confirmed successor John Lee, who was anointed the city's next leader after 99 percent of a small committee comprising of 0.02 of the city's population voted in support of him on Sunday. IMAGES
French citizens in Hong Kong cast their votes Sunday in the second round of the French presidential elections. Macron goes into the election with a reasonable lead in polls over Le Pen, an advantage he consolidated in the frenetic final days of campaigning, including a no-holds-barred performance in the pre-election debate. IMAGES
Members of the French community in Hong Kong cast their ballots in the first round of presidential elections projected to produce a run-off rematch between incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen that will be far tighter than their duel five years ago. IMAGES