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First elections held in Hong Kong after months of protests and Anti-Beijing wave in the country. Pro-Democracy candidates achieved a landslide victory over Pro-Beijing candidates. Pro-democracy candidates won 347 district council seats out of 452. About 2.94 million voters voted in this election as compared to 1.4 million in 2015.
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