HONG KONG—Hong Kong residents voted on Sunday in a legislative election seen as a referendum on greater democracy and a test of popularity for China’s communist rulers in the former British colony.
In the most extensive exercise in democracy in China, polls opened at 7:30 a.m. (2330 GMT Saturday) with a record 3.2 million voters registered to take part in elections for the 60 seats in its Legislative Council. Polls close at 10:30 p.m. (1430 GMT) and initial results are expected early on Monday.
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