HK in unofficial democracy vote, alarming Beijing

By Kelvin Chan

Published June 20, 2014 11:07am ET

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HK in unofficial democracy vote, alarming Beijing — Pro-democracy supporters raise banners that read: "Referendum," during a kickoff ceremony of an referendum on democracy under a plan of Occupy-style protest in Hong Kong, Friday, June 20, 2014. The Occupy Central protest calls for 10,000 people to take over the streets of the financial district sometime in the coming months if the government fails to come up with a satisfactory reform proposal to choose the city's next leader, who is currently picked by a committee of mostly pro-Beijing elites. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) | Vincent Yu

HONG KONG (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers voted Friday in an unofficial referendum on democratic reform that has alarmed Beijing and sets the stage for a possible showdown with the government, with mass protests aimed at shutting down the Chinese capitalist enclave’s financial district.

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