Graphic showing how the make-up of Hong Kong's legislature has changed since 2016
Hong Kong's political elites and residents began voting for new city lawmakers on Sunday under Beijing's"patriots only" rules that drastically reduce the number of directly elected seats and control who can run for office.
The remaining 30 will be chosen by reliably pro-Beijing committees that represent special-interest and industry groups. The government bought up newspaper front pages and billboards, sent flyers to every household, pinged mobile phones with reminders to vote and made public transport free for the day.Five hours after polling stations opened, voter turnout was at just over 643,000, or 14 percent, according to authorities. "I picked those who would voice opposition, not the yes-men," he told AFP.
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