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Record low turnout for Hong Kong's first 'patriots only' polls

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Hong Kongers turned out in historically low numbers to pick lawmakers under China's new "patriots only" rules that dramatically cut directly elected seats, official results showed Monday.

Added on the 20/12/2021 04:34:38 - Copyright : AFP EN

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