Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp has won more than a third of seats in elections in the territory, and so retains a key veto over future major legislation.
The pro-democracy opposition won 23 out of the 30 elected seats in the Legislative Council of the Chinese-administered but autonomous territory. The other 30 seats in the council are not directly elected; they are allocated Hong Kong votes for new legislature ...
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Olympic torch relay in Tibet ... to special interest groups. Hong Kong's election process is said to be the most open anywhere in China. Sunday's poll was Hong Kong's fourth since the former British colony reverted to Chinese rule in 1997.
(Deutsche Welle)
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