Huge pro-democracy protest expected in HK

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Concerned over China’s growing influence over the city, more than half a million protesters are expected to participate in a pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong on Tuesday, July 1. Organizers said it could be the largest mobilization since Hong Kong was handed over to China in 1997 under a “one country, two systems” agreement. The protest comes after an informal survey on democratic reform drew a high turnout of 800,000 votes, which Beijing branded as “illegal and invalid.”

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