Hong Kong goes to the polls in crunch test for Democrats
Hong Kong
HONG Kong's pro-democracy camp is trying to claw back lost seats in controversial by-elections held Sunday that have exposed the heart of the city's political divide.
The vote comes as China takes a tough line against any challenges to its sovereignty, with high-profile young candidate Agnes Chow barred from standing because her party promotes self-determination for the semi-autonomous city. The atmosphere was tense early Sunday when a small group of people heckled Ms Chow as well as leading pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong and Nathan Law near a polling station, according to an AFP reporter at the scene.
One of the men barged into Mr Wong, who was one of the student leaders during mass demonstrations in 2014 calling for greater democratic freedoms. "When there is a restriction on freedom of speech and we face more suppression on civil disobedience and protest in the s…
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