36 Hong Kong delegates chosen

Hong Kong - Pro-Beijing tycoons and politicians yesterday picked 36 delegates to represent Hong Kong in China's rubber-stamp …

Hong Kong - Pro-Beijing tycoons and politicians yesterday picked 36 delegates to represent Hong Kong in China's rubber-stamp parliament after a contest denounced by pro-democracy forces as a sham.

Beijing's diplomatic envoy, Mr Jiang Enzhu, the head of the watchdog Xinhua News agency branch in Hong Kong, came out on top despite having been appointed to his post only in August.

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