Hong Kong in âClimate of Fearâ as elections near: report
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HONG KONG, Sept. 9, 2004âThe human rights situation in Hong Kong has taken a turn for the worse this year, a human rights group said Thursday, citing Beijing-sponsored political intimidation as the former
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Hong Kong's democrats fell short  Monday of expectations in legislative elections after voters  wary of alienating China's communist rulers chose the stability  offered by the Beijing camp.
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Polls have opened in Hong Kong&#39;s legislative election, which pits pro-Bejing party candidates against those who favor greater democracy for the territory.
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HONG KONG - Hong Kong voters made a strong turnout Sunday in a hard-fought legislative election being closely watched by Beijing. As of 5:30 pm, turnout was 35.
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Beijing, Sep 12 (PTI) A record 3.2 million Hong Kong residents today began voting in a legislative election that may boost the standing of the pro-democracy camp, which has angered China with its unflinching demand for universal suffrage in the former
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EMERGENCY and security resources are being deployed to strategic locations across the nation amid terror fears in the lead up to election day.
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The tense relations between the pro-democracy camp and the central government in Beijing could ease after the election, but little substantial improvements over the strained relations could be made, politcal analysts suggested shortly after Hong Kong&#39;s
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Human Rights Watch accuses China of intimidation ahead of Sunday's election in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong voters go to the polls Sunday to elect legislators with limited powers, in balloting that may test the strength of the city&#39;s pro-democracy movement.
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HONG KONG -- A record 1.7 million Hong Kong voters cast ballots yesterday for an election that sent a fresh contingent of prodemocracy opposition politicians to the legislature, but fewer than the outright majority feared by Beijing's allies, exit polls indicated.
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Voters in Hong Kong start the process of electing a new leader, with pro-democrats hoping for gains.
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The arrest in south China of a Hong Kong pro-democracy politician for hiring a prostitute has eroded support for his party and hurt its chance of victory in the city&#39;s legislative elections next month.
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Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp makes few gains, but adds a new character to the legislature's cast
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HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong government has ordered television stations to run nightly broadcasts of a patriotic video, sparking worries that communist China is trying to indoctrinate the free-spirited territory.
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an October 9 election, according to a poll trend, as terror fears overshadow a closely fought campaign. repeatedly over the US-led war on Iraq.
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Hong Kong's newly elected lawmakers  took the oath of office on Wednesday and, with nearly half of  them pro-democracy politicians, the city's Beijing-backed  leader could expect a few headaches ahead.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates,  stung by a sex scandal, made limited gains against the Beijing  camp in legislative polls as voters wary of irking their  communist rulers chose stability, results showed on Monday.