Hong Kong Government Seeks to Block Pro-Democrats from LegCo
Probe to question legitimacy of primary election
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The Hong Kong government, backed by Beijing, is investigating the legitimacy of primary elections held over the weekend in an effort to prevent pro-democracy politicians from dominating Hong Kong’s Legislative Council.
The primary election was designed to winnow the numbers of pro-democracy candidates (also called the pan-democrats) for LegCo elections o…
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