• 香港民主派召開立法會初選， 超60萬人參與投票 。週日的非官方投票將選出最強的親民主候選人，參加 9月份的香港立法會選舉。雖然這次選舉只與民主派陣營有關，但參與程度仍可被視為民意標尺。香港政制及內地事務局局長此前警告稱，初選可能違反《港版國安法》；組織者駁回了這一言論。
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2020年香港立法會選舉民主派初選，簡稱2020年
民主派初選，是指民主派就
2020年香港立法會選舉，在
地區直選、
區議會（第二）界別及
衛生服務界決定由誰人出選相關立法會選舉議席。初選由
民主動力協助籌辦，於2020年7月11至12日舉行，由全港市民投票。
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| Pro-democracy activists during primary elections in Hong Kong on Sunday. Isaac Lawrence/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images |
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| The unofficial poll will decide the strongest pro-democracy candidates to contest elections in September for Hong Kong’s Legislative Council. The party is aiming for a majority in what is usually a pro-Beijing body by riding a wave of anti-China sentiment stirred by the new laws. |
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| Though the primaries are only for the opposition camp, participation can be seen as a gauge for popular opinion. It remains to be seen whether Beijing’s new powers will make that path impossible. |
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| Quotable: “A high turnout will send a very strong signal to the international community, that we Hong Kongers never give up,” said Sunny Cheung, 24, one of a batch of aspiring young democrats out lobbying and giving stump speeches. |
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"Hong Kong people have made history again - another miracle happened in Hong Kong," Benny
Tai Yiu Ting, 戴耀廷 said. "Hong Kong people - after all these years, since 2003 - have demonstrated to the world, and also to the authorities, that we have not given up to strive for democracy."
HONGKONGFP.COM
'Hong Kong people made history again': Over 600,000 vote in democrats' primaries as co-organiser hails 'miracle'
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