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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday gave an endorsement of the first legislative elections held in Hong Kong under new laws that stipulate only “patriots” who have demonstrated loyalty to Beijing may run.
Politicians backed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) swept the elections for the 90-seat Legislative Council on Sunday. Only 20 seats were directly elected, and the 30.2-percent turnout was the lowest seen since the British returned Hong Kong to Beijing in 1997.
All of the candidates were vetted by a pro-Beijing committee before they could be nominated.
Xi told Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam in Beijing on Wednesday that after the elections, he is certain Hong Kongers will join in “realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.”
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