Beijing warns on HK vote
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VOTERS go to the polls in Hong Kong tomorrow after one of the Chinese territory&#39;s dirtiest election campaigns, during which Beijing has warned that a victory by pro-democracy candidates would &quot;sink the city in long turmoil&quot;.
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A top Hong Kong opposition lawmaker said he was barred from entering China yesterday, an incident that may fuel anti-Beijing sentiment in upcoming legislative elections. Law Chi-kwong of the Democratic Party said the mainland government assured him he could visit for six days, in what seemed to be a conciliatory gesture by the authorities, who have branded pro-democracy figures here ...
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HONG KONG: Hong Kong chief Tung Chee-hwa said that pro-democracy legislators&#39; calls for a referendum on direct elections in the Chinese territory were &quot;impractical&quot; and &quot;inappropriate&quot;.
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Hong Kong residents began voting Sunday in a legislative election that could bring big gains for the democracy camp, which has angered Beijing with its demands for universal suffrage in the former British colony.
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Hong Kong's government warns people with heart and respiratory problems to stay in as smog chokes the territory.
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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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China said Saturday it may allow Hong Kong's leader to be directly elected by 2017 but activists seeking quicker democratic reform in the former British colony criticised the decision.
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Pro-Beijing media launched a scathing attack Friday on a report alleging human rights violations ahead of Hong Kong's weekend election, and a Chinese official lashed out at the "wicked" watchdog group that prepared it.
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Tomorrow, some 3.2 million voters head to the polls in Hong Kong in an election that pundits predict could deliver a bloody nose to pro-Beijing politicians in the former British colony.
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WASHINGTON - Chinaâs embassy in Washington sowed confusion on Monday about an election-eve attack on President George W. Bushâs policies that raised questions about whether Beijing was trying to gain favor with Democrat John Kerry.
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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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China warns the EU that it risks damaging ties unless it lifts an embargo on selling arms to Beijing.
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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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Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown warned of the danger of a back-door Conservative victory at the forthcoming general election if Labour fails to get out its vote.
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa (è£å»ºè¯) yesterday warned lawmakers against backing a legislative motion calling for a referendum on direct elections, saying it would damage the territory&#39;s &quot;harmonious atmosphere.
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Hong Kong residents voted on Sunday  in a legislative election seen as a referendum on greater  democracy and a test of popularity for China's communist rulers  in the former British colony.
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HONG KONG  - Hong Kong residents began voting early Sunday in a legislative election that could give pro-democracy figures more clout than they have held since China reclaimed the territory from Britain in July 1997.