A protester (right) is searched by police as Hong Kong's political elite on Sept 19, 2021 began selecting a powerful committee which will choose the city's next leader and nearly half the city's legislature under a new "patriots only" system imposed by Beijing. - AFP
HONG KONG (Reuters): Fewer than 5,000 Hong Kong people from mostly pro-establishment circles began voting on Sunday (Sept 19) for candidates to an election committee, vetted as loyal to Beijing, who will pick the city's next China-backed leader and some of its legislature.
Pro-democracy candidates are nearly absent from Hong Kong's first election since Beijing overhauled the city's electoral system to ensure that "only patriots" rule China's freest city.
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