Pro-democracy protesters celebrate after lawmakers voted against the electoral reform proposals in Hong Kong. Photo: AP Hong Kong's legislature on Thursday vetoed a China-backed electoral reform package criticised by opposition pro-democracy lawmakers and activists as undemocratic, easing for now the prospect of fresh mass protests in the financial hub. The rejection had been expected and will likely appease some activists who had demanded a veto of what they call a "fake" democratic model for how the Chinese-controlled territory chooses its next leader in 2017. But it was a setback for Beijing's Communist leaders, who said in...
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