Hong Kong holds first polls under "patriots-only" electoral system

Hong Kong on Sunday held its first election under the new Beijing-imposed electoral system aimed at ensuring that only "patriots" govern the city.Nearly 5,000 voters representing different professions and industries cast their ballots to fill around 300 seats on the revamped Election Committee, which has been expanded to 1,500 members of whom most have already been chosen.The powerful committee is tasked with electing 40 members of the enlarged 90-seat Legislative Council in December as well as picking the city's chief executive in March.The electoral system underwent a sweeping overhaul fo…READ FULL ARTICLE