Beijing set for &#39;bloody nose&#39; in Hong Kong poll
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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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Certain horrifying  prospects come to mind as the West gets ready to descend on  Beijing to cover the 2008 Olympic Games.
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Hong Kong&#39;s government has ordered a probe into vote counting discrepancies from Sunday&#39;s legislative election, the latest in a string of blunders that have embarrassed the local China-backed administration.
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An election next year for the mayor of London is shaping up to be an unusually brutal battle that exposes one of the country's deepest social divisions: class.
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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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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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Hong Kong media and a rights group  accused Beijing on Thursday of meddling in this weekend's  election, saying publicity about a pro-democracy candidate  jailed for hiring a prostitute was timed to influence the  result.
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YESTERDAY&#39;S legislative elections in Hong Kong threw up a surprise winner in outspoken and colourful pro-democracy activist Leung Kwok-hung.
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Hong Kong media and a rights group  accused Beijing on Thursday of meddling in a weekend election,  saying its publicity about a pro-democracy candidate jailed for  hiring a prostitute was timed to influence the result.
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The people of Hong Kong voted today in elections that could give pro-democracy figures more clout than any time since China reclaimed the territory in July 1997 - following a campaign marred by scandal and alleged intimidation.
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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&#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 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.
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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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A survey two days before Hong Kong  legislative elections showed pro-democracy forces, tainted by a  sex scandal, may fare less well than expected, but the election  chief dismissed talk of dirty tricks by China.
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The nation is bracing for election-day violence Sunday, as the rerun of a nasty, personal campaign comes to a close. &quot;We&#39;re certainly expecting violent actions,&quot; said
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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.