{"id":122394,"date":"2023-12-10T12:00:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hong-kong-holds-patriots-only-elections-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2023-12-10T12:00:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T12:00:31","slug":"hong-kong-holds-patriots-only-elections-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hong-kong-holds-patriots-only-elections-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong holds &#8216;patriots only&#8217; elections | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/j5eRmHbuhAE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Hong Kong holds 'patriots only' elections | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j5eRmHbuhAE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong is holding its first local elections under a new &#8216;patriots only&#8217; system. It&#8217;s designed to ensure only government-approved candidates run.<br \/>\nThe revised electoral system means people heading to the polls today will be choosing among a restricted slate of candidates loyal to Beijing. The local district council elections were seen as the last major political representative bodies chosen by the public. But an amendment passed in July effectively shut out pro-democracy candidates.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro<br \/>\n00:31 DW&#8217;s Phoebe Kong reports from Hong Kong<br \/>\n02:36 DW&#8217;s Clifford Coonan provides analysis in the studio<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<br \/>\nFollow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTwitch: https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/dwnews_hangout<br \/>\nF\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>#HongKong #China #Democracy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hong Kong is holding its first local elections under a new &#8216;patriots only&#8217; system. It&#8217;s designed to ensure only government-approved candidates run. The revised electoral system means people heading to the polls today will be choosing among a restricted slate of candidates loyal to Beijing. 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