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Pro-democracy supporters deem Hong Kong election process a farce

Fri, Mar 24, 2017 - 5:50 AM

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HONG Kong will select a new leader on Sunday in a vote skewed towards Beijing that has once more opened up the city's political divisions.

Pro-democracy campaigners describe the election process as a farce and predict weekend protests as the prospect of political reform...

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