At least 90 arrested in Hong Kong as democracy protesters rally against postponed election


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Protesters took to the streets on Sunday to demonstrate against the postponement of legislative elections. Updated Share on Facebook Share on Twitter At least 90 people were arrested by Hong Kong police on Sunday as riot officers swooped on democracy protesters opposed to the postponement of local elections. Sunday was meant to be voting day for the city's partially elected legislature, one of the few instances where Hong Kongers get to cast ballots. But the city's pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam suspended the polls for a year citing the coronavirus, angering the pro-democracy opposition who had been hoping to capitalise on...