Veteran radical aims to stand in H.K. leadership election

Veteran radical aims to stand in H.K. leadership election

Radical lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung, nicknamed "long hair," announces on Feb. 8, 2016, that he will run in Hong Kong's chief executive election to give voters a chance to nominate a pro-democracy candidate in what is otherwise set to be a four-way contest between pro-establishment contenders. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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