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Hong Kong LegCo Polls Likely ‘Postponed’

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Jul 29, 2020
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It looks increasingly likely that the Hong Kong government will declare a state of emergency and postpone elections to its Legislative Council which are due to be held in early September.

Any such decision is likely to be announced after the closure this week of candidate nominations, several of which may anyway be rejected on grounds of insufficient com…

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