Hong Kong Voters May Go to the Polls in Record Numbers Today
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Hong Kong&#39;s voters may turn out in record numbers today to vote for the city&#39;s legislature in an election seen as a plebiscite on fuller democracy for the city.
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Hong Kong (AsiaNews) - Hong Kong voters turned out in great numbers to directly choose half of the members of the Legislative Council (LegCo).
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Voter turnout is expected to be high in the US election, according to recent polls, and many Americans have already cast their ballots in record early voting.
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Elections in Hong Kong on Sunday were a big disappointment as an exercise in democracy. Pro-democracy or independent-minded candidates won about 60 percent of the vote, a stunning victory by any measure except the one applied to this election.
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HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Pro-democracy parties look set to increase their seats in Hong Kong&#39;s Legislative Council elections next month, a result that could finally pave the way for a direct dialogue with Beijing.
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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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Hong Kong residents voted on Sunday  in a legislative election that could bring big gains for the  democracy camp, which has angered Beijing by demanding  universal suffrage in the former British colony.
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Voters came out in record numbers in about half the states that have voted in presidential primaries so far, according to an analysis Wednesday.
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Today residents of Hong Kong will go to the polls to participate in what remains of its fragmented and suppressed democratic system.
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Hong Kong&#39;s pro-democracy politicians failed to increased their numbers in the legislature by as much as expected in an election with a record turnout, defusing the outcry for China to allow fuller elections.
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HONG KONG, China -- Hong Kong residents are voting in legislative elections seen as a referendum on Chinese rule and the most extensive democracy exercise in the country.
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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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For Hong Kong&#39;s democracy activists, the results of legislative elections announced yesterday suggest that the deck will remain stacked against them for years to come.
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Hong Kong's government unveils proposals on how and when it might arrive at full democracy.
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By Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Hong Kong Correspondent Roland Lim. HONG KONG : Hong Kong&#39;s democrats have vowed to continue to push for Beijing to grant universal suffrage to the territory, despite their disappointing showing in Sunday&#39;s local elections.
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People in Botswana, where more than a third of the population is HIV positive, go to the polls today in elections that were expected to be dominated by the ruling party - like every other vote since the southern African country gained independence
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Taiwan&#39;s voters go to the polls on Saturday for parliamentary elections which could shape the way the island handles relations with China.