Hong Kong disqualifies 12 opposition candidates from election

Belfast Telegraph

30 Jul 2020 0 shares 1 views

Belfast Telegraph

Published 30 Jul 2020

At least 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates have been disqualified from elections taking place in September.

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