Hong Kong democrats retain veto bloc in law-making body

Kowloon West constituency candidate Avery Ng (centre-left) of the League of Social Democrats celebrates his election win as the results of the Hong Kong Legislative Council elections are announced on Sept 5, 2016. PHOTO: EPA
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September 5, 2016 at 5:22 PM
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September 5, 2016 at 4:56 PM

HONG KONG (REUTERS) - Hong Kong democrats retained their one-third veto bloc in the city's 70-seat legislative council on Monday (Sept 5) as the final votes from the weekend election were tallied.

A record number of voters turned out for the highly contested election, which saw six pro-democracy candidates disqualified from running on the grounds that they supported independence.

(This story is developing)

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