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Hong Kong Lawmakers Reject Beijing-Backed Election Plan

KELVIN CHAN, Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) โ€” Hong Kong lawmakers defeated the governmentโ€™s Beijing-backed election plan Thursday, vindicating pro-democracy activists who flooded the streets last year in protest but leaving the cityโ€™s long-term political future up in the air. Lawmakers spent two days debating the proposal, which would have allowed Hong Kong citizens to […]

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