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Coronavirus News The Hong Kong government has postponed its upcoming elections for one year, citing the growing coronavirus outbreak in the city but sparking immediate accusations that the pandemic was being used as a pretext to suppress democracy. The city’s leader, chief executive Carrie Lam , announced on Friday she had invoked emergency regulations to delay the 6 September vote, saying it was the “hardest decision I have made in the past seven monthsâ€. Hong Kong is currently experiencing its worst outbreak of the pandemic , with more than 100 daily new cases – mostly community transmissions – and hospital...
