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Enlarge By Yanni Chow and Yoyo Chow HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police arrested 53 people in raids on democracy activists on Wednesday, with authorities saying an unofficial vote to choose opposition candidates in city elections was part of a plan to “overthrow” the government. Dawn raids on 72 premises saw many of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy advocates arrested in the biggest crackdown since Beijing imposed a new, controversial security law in the former British colony in June 2020. The mass arrests were linked to an unprecedented, independently organised vote last July to select opposition candidates for a...
