Pro-democracy voters in Hong Kong turned out in record numbers to defeat candidates allied with China, city's establishment in hundreds of local races
The results put further pressure on Hong Kong’s government to offer more political solutions to address deep-seated discontent among protesters in the
semi-autonomous city, who have for weeks resorted to increasingly violent tactics in the absence of concrete government measures to meet their demands.
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