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Hong Kong charges four for reposting election boycott calls
HONG KONG: Four people in Hong Kong were charged on Wednesday for reposting social media content by democracy activists calling for a boycott of the city’s “patriots only” election last December.Authorities last year made it illegal to encourage anyone to boycott elections or to spoil their ballots, with offenders facing up to three years in jail and a maximum fine of HK$200,000 ($25,000).After Hong Kong saw huge and sometimes violent democracy protests in 2019, authorities cracked down on dissent and arrested opponents while Beijing imposed new rules that ensured only “staunch patriots” could stand for office.Some overseas Hong Kong campaigners -- including former pro-democracy lawmaker Ted

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