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Hong Kong Holds Vote as Officials Move Against ‘Anti-China’ Elements

The government is pushing hard to raise turnout in an election overshadowed by a deadly fire and public anger over safety lapses and official accountability.

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The burned Wang Fuk Court apartment complex in Hong Kong last month.
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A Devastating Fire Has Fueled a National Security Crackdown in Hong Kong

The authorities quickly arrested critics demanding accountability, signaling an expansive use of the security law to silence dissent over nonpolitical tragedies.

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Smoke rising from a residential complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong, in November.
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Deadly Hong Kong Fire Is a Test of Beijing’s Rule in the City

After Beijing reshaped the political order in Hong Kong in its image, the fire has become a test of how well that new system can govern in a crisis.

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Rescue and retrieval workers at the Wang Fuk Court towers in Hong Kong, on Friday.
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