Critics: HK election referendum for riots

By Associated Press

Nov 25, 2019 12:16 am

HONG KONG: Given a chance to vote, the people of this island-state did just that.

Long lines snaked around plazas and extended for blocks as citizens of the semi-autonomous Chinese territory turned out in droves Sunday for an election seen as a test of public support for anti-government protests that have persisted for more than five months.

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