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One of the city’s last remaining pro-democracy news outlets announced its closure.
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.
Hong Kong will head to the polls on December 19, and candidates are out on the campaign trail trying to get eligible voters excited about the city's upcoming "patriots only" legislative polls. But under a new system that has drastically curtailed who can run for office, polling data suggests turnout for the December 19 polls could hit record lows.
Hong Kong, Sep 19 (EFE/EPA).- Fewer than 5,000 Hongkongers were eligible to vote Sunday to select a powerful committee that will choose a new head of the government in the Special Administrative Region of China.The eligible voter are political elites from pro-Beijing groups and their number is a little over half a percent of the 7.5 million population of Hong Kong.The voters voted for 364 candidates of the 1,500-strong panel that selects the city chief executive and part of its legislature. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE). SHOT LIST: HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE CARRIE LAM MEETS REPORTERS AFTER VISITING THE POLLING STATION AT THE CONVENTION CENTRE DURING THE 2021 ELECTION COMMITTEE SUBSECTOR ORDINARY ELECTIONS IN HONG KONG; AND CITIZENS OF HONG KONG HEAD TO A POLLING STATION TO CAST THEIR VOTE, IN HONG KONG.
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