Hong Kong Activists Denounce Beijing Election Decision

Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong are strongly criticizing China's decision to tightly control the nomination of candidates for the territory's chief executive. The parliament's powerful Standing Committee said Sunday that candidates to become Hong Kong's next leader must receive a majority vote from a "broadly representative" nominating committee. The ruling makes it unlikely that any opposition candidates will get on the ballot for the 2017...

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