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Hong Kong protesters 'adjourn' planned vote on govt proposals

Demonstrators have been protesting against Beijing's decision to vet candidates in the 2017 Hong Kong elections

ANI London

Pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong have reportedly renounced plans to hold a ballot over whether to accept government proposals just four hours before it was scheduled to begin on Sunday.

The student leaders said that they had decided to "adjourn" the vote following difference in opinion over its format and apologized for "a lack of discussion" with other protesters, reported the BBC.

The government represented by deputy leader Carrie Lam, has offered to send a report reflecting the views of the protesters to the Chinese government and set up a platform to facilitate dialogue over future constitutional changes.

Demonstrators have been protesting against Beijing's decision to vet candidates in the 2017 Hong Kong elections.

 

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First Published: Oct 27 2014 | 10:18 AM IST

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