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Hong Kong vote hits record amid calls for democracy

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10:5524/11/2019, Sunday
U: 24/11/2019, Sunday
REUTERS
People line up to vote in district council elections in South Horizons in Hong Kong, China November 23, 2019
People line up to vote in district council elections in South Horizons in Hong Kong, China November 23, 2019

A record number of Hong Kong people voted on Sunday in district elections viewed as a barometer of support for city leader Carrie Lam, who has been besieged by nearly six months of often violent anti-government protests.

Government data showed 1,524,675 people had cast their vote by 1.30 p.m., with nine hours still left until polling stations closed. That surpassed the 1,467,229 voters in the last district elections four years ago.

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