Hong Kong elections: Carrie Lam promises ‘open mind’ after election rout

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Hong Kong : Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam has said the government will listen to the public with an open mind, after pro-Beijing candidates were resoundingly defeated in local elections. According to local media counts, 17 of the 18 councils are now controlled by pro-democracy councillors. The election saw an unprecedented voter turnout of more…