Demonstrations expected as Beijing keeps firm control of Hong Kong elections

By Philip Wen
Updated August 31 2014 - 7:18pm, first published 7:05pm

Hong Kong: China's legislature has formally rejected the public nomination of candidates for Hong Kong's chief executive election in 2017, a decision sure to ignite citywide protests by democracy advocates.

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