HONG KONG -- Pro-democracy parties in Hong Kong failed to register any nominees for December's district council elections before the deadline Monday, after changes to the system intended to allow only Beijing-aligned "patriots" to run.
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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said Oct. 25 that the "root causes of the chaos" in the city have yet to be eliminated. © Reuters
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