Hong Kong protests

[Anonymous]

Trump will sign a Hong Kong democracy act today. This will make China happy.

Oh my...

 

I'll take a look at the details tonight.

[Vancouver]

Trump will sign a Hong Kong democracy act today. This will make China happy.

What does it do? What does it mean for Hong Kong?

[Anonymous]

Trump will sign a Hong Kong democracy act today. This will make China happy.

What does it do? What does it mean for Hong Kong?

First I heard about it too.

[Gaon]

Hong Kong protests simmer as city prepares for crucial local elections



An uneasy calm settled over Hong Kong on Saturday as the city prepared to go to the polls for local elections seen as a referendum on months of anti-government protests, after weeks of especially violent clashes between police and demonstrators.



On the grounds of the besieged Polytechnic University on the Kowloon peninsula, a dwindling number of protesters desperately sought a way out and others vowed not to surrender, days after some of the worst violence since anti-government demonstrations escalated in June.



One student protester who escaped the police cordon around the university without being arrested said on Saturday he had not expected the elections to go ahead.



"I don't feel optimistic about the outcome at all," he said.



The city is under tight security as a record 1,104 people gear up to run for 452 district council seats in Sunday's elections.



A record 4.1 million Hong Kong people, from a population of 7.4 million, have enrolled to vote, spurred in part by registration campaigns during months of protests.



For the first time, riot police will guard all polling stations in the city and almost all officers in the 31,000-strong force will be on duty, the South China Morning Post reported on Friday, citing a senior police source.

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I don't know how real these elections are.

[Anonymous]

Hong Kong protests simmer



HONG KONG — An uneasy calm settled over Hong Kong Saturday as the city prepared to stage local elections seen as a referendum on months of anti-government protests, after weeks of especially violent clashes between police and demonstrators.



On the grounds of the besieged Polytechnic University in Kowloon, a dwindling number of protesters desperately sought a way out and others vowed not to surrender, days after some of the worst violence since anti-government demonstrations escalated in June.



One student protester who escaped the police cordon without being arrested said Saturday he hadn't expected the elections to go ahead. "I don't feel optimistic about the outcome at all," he said, , predicting that the discontent will only escalate. "I cannot see the end in sight."



Just after midnight, a man dressed in a white shirt and face mask was led out by the hand by another man and taken into a nearby police van.



A small group of medics roamed the campus early on Sunday, searching the buildings looking for remaining protesters believed to be holed up inside. The city is under tight security as a record 1,104 people gear up to run for 452 district council seats in Sunday's elections..

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https://www.foxnews.com/world/hong-kong-elections-pro-democracy-candidates">So far, pro-democracy candidates have won





EDIT:

And Gateway reported it all as "HUGE ELECTION NEWS FROM HONG KONG! Freedom Candidates Win 9 of 10 Seats from Pro-Beijing Boot{y}lickers"  

[Anonymous]

In Hong Kong their college students protest for freedom and democracy. In the US, our students protest for socialism and repeal of the 1st amendment for views they don't "agree" with. What a stunning comparison.

[Anonymous]

I read the pro democracy side won 390 srats.