BEIJING/HONG KONG, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong legislative council on Thursday vetoed a motion of the proposed universal suffrage for selection of the region's next chief executive. A total of 28 lawmakers of the legislative council (LegCo) voted against the motion, which failed to reach the two-thirds majority in the 70-member chamber. It means that in 2017 the fifth chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will be selected by the election committee as before. Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said at a press conference after the veto that 28 LegCo members voted against the wishes of the majority of Hong Kong people. "I, the Hong Kong government and millions of...
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