Hundreds of thousands of Hongkongers queued to cast ballots over the weekend in an unofficial poll to select the strongest pro-democracy candidates who will aim to seize control from pro-Beijing rivals for the first time.
The vote might fall foul of the new national security law imposed by Beijing, according to senior Hong Kong officials. But residents visited 250 polling stations in what the Chinese-ruled city’s opposition camp says is a symbolic protest vote
500,000 Hongkongers cast 'protest vote' against security law
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