Camps in western china are used to brainwash the muslim uighur minority. The billionaire former mayor of new york Michael Bloomberg announces he wants to run for us president as a democrat. Good morning. It is 1 00am in london, 8 00pm in new york and 9 00am it is 1 00am in london, here in hong kong, where the pro democracy parties are on course for an overwhelming landslide victory in local elections. With about half the vote counted, the pro democracy camps have won seven seats for every one held by parties backing the government. These are only local District Council elections, but this is a huge vote of support for the protest movement, after almost six months of often violent demonstrations that have brought this city to a standstill. Rupert Wingfield Hayes reports. In the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island this morning, the queue to vote at the shau kei wan polling station went on and on and on. Were seeing queues like this in districts all over hong kong today, people waiting f
We take a look at a property with three bedrooms and outstanding views that change every day. The pro democracy parties in hong kong are on course for an overwhelming landslide victory in local elections, after months of protests across the city. Lets go live to Sharanjit Leyl in hong kong. Thats right, counting is still going on in these local thats right, counting is still going on in these local elections but we know that more than half the vote has been counted and it does indeed show an overwhelming victory, really landslide, for the pro democracy camps here in hong kong. We know that certainly over 70 of hong kong is have spoken and they have chosen a pro democracy candidate, sweeping aside the pro establishment camp who were in power previously in these District Councils. We know they are only local elections, really the lowest run of government, but it is a huge symbolic show of support by hong kong as the protest movement, which of course has meant that there have been battles
The pro democracy parties in hong kong are on course for an overwhelming landslide victory in local elections. Latest estimates based on votes counted suggest the pro democracy camps have won seven seats for every one held by parties backing the government. These are only local District Council elections, but this is a huge vote of support for the protest movement after almost six months of often violent demonstrations that have brought the city to a standstill. The bbcs shara njit leyl is in hong kong. Counting is still going on in these local elections, but more than half of the vote has been counted and it does indeed show an overwhelming victory, really a landslide, for the pro democracy camps here in hong kong. We know that certainly over 70 of hong kongers have spoken, and they have chosen are pro democracy candidates, sweeping aside the pro establishment camp, who were in power previously in these District Councils. We know they are only local elections, really the lowest rung o