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| Key wins for Hong Kong opposition | Key wins for Hong Kong opposition |
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| The pro-democracy camp has won enough seats in Hong Kong elections to allow it to retain a power of veto over future major legislation, say reports. | The pro-democracy camp has won enough seats in Hong Kong elections to allow it to retain a power of veto over future major legislation, say reports. |
| The pro-democracy opposition is said to have won at least 22 seats in the Legislative Council of the Chinese-administered but autonomous territory. | The pro-democracy opposition is said to have won at least 22 seats in the Legislative Council of the Chinese-administered but autonomous territory. |
| Only 30 of the 60 seats in the council are directly elected - the other 30 are allocated to special interest groups. | Only 30 of the 60 seats in the council are directly elected - the other 30 are allocated to special interest groups. |
| Hong Kong's election process is said to be the most open anywhere in China. | Hong Kong's election process is said to be the most open anywhere in China. |
| There had been predictions of heavy losses for the pro-democracy camp and some candidates issued statements on Sunday saying the situation was critical. Others were in tears, expecting to lose. | |
| The BBC's Vaudine England in Hong Kong says analysts had believed pro-government parties would make significant gains after the surge in pro-China patriotism sparked by the Beijing Olympics and the Sichuan earthquake. | |
| China had also promised the region some form of universal suffrage by 2017, blunting the democratic camp's campaign. | China had also promised the region some form of universal suffrage by 2017, blunting the democratic camp's campaign. |
| Pro-business resignation | |
| But partial results show the democratic camp has secured four out of six seats available on Hong Kong island. | |
| Leading figures such as Emily Lau, Audrey Eu and Leung Kwok-hung, also known as Longhair, each fought off stiff competition to keep their seat. | |
| The pro-government party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, or DAB, has also done well, thanks to its strong organisation. | |
| And the pro-China independent Regina Ip won her seat. | |
| But the pro-business Liberal party leader, James Tien lost his, and has resigned. |