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South China Morning Post on 2021-04-14 04:00

Concession or control? Beijing’s electoral overhaul for Hong Kong and what it means for opposition strongholds

Opposition camp squeezed with Election Committee presence curtailed, but some of its Legco heartlands spared under Beijing’s reforms in Hong Kong.

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