国内英语资讯:Peace urged for upcoming district elections in Hong Kong
<p><span word="HONG">HONG</span> <span word="KONG">KONG</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 7-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="escalating">escalating</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>.</p><p><span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> 200 <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="urging">urging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> (<span word="EAC">EAC</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span>, <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="manner">manner</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="procession">procession</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Administrative">Administrative</span> <span word="Region">Region</span> (<span word="HKSAR">HKSAR</span>) <span word="government">government</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="at">at</span> 3:30 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="EAC">EAC</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="waved">waved</span> <span word="posters">posters</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="condemn">condemn</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="ribbons">ribbons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="march">march</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="EAC">EAC</span>, <span word="HKSAR">HKSAR</span> <span word="lawmaker">lawmaker</span> <span word="Chan">Chan</span> <span word="Hak">Hak</span>-<span word="kan">kan</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="petition">petition</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="harassment">harassment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="assaults">assaults</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="establishment">establishment</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lawmaker">lawmaker</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="HKSAR">HKSAR</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="EAC">EAC</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,000 <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="protected">protected</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="over">over</span> 4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="exert">exert</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="fear">fear</span>, <span word="Chan">Chan</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> <span word="Muk">Muk</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pui">Pui</span> <span word="Kiu">Kiu</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="School">School</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="disrupted">disrupted</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="verbally">verbally</span> <span word="abused">abused</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="posters">posters</span> <span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="radicals">radicals</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="petrol">petrol</span> <span word="bombs">bombs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commit">commit</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="scared">scared</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="safety">safety</span>," <span word="Muk">Muk</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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