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Hong Kong's Legislative Council election on Dec. 19 is the first since a Beijing-approved overhaul effectively barred anyone deemed "unpatriotic" from running. © Reuters

Reshaped in China's image, Hong Kong set for 'patriots only' polls

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HONG KONG -- Adrian Lau has spent every day of the past four weeks handing out flyers encouraging people to vote in Hong Kong's Legislative Council election this Sunday. Few passersby take the independent candidate's pamphlets, or even acknowledge his presence.

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