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was signed in 1984 which determined that Hong Kong's sovereignty to People's
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Executive race. After Lo withdrew, Li announced his own candidacy and became the last of the four to join the race. Li failed to get enough nominations, receiving just 43 votes, and was eliminated in the election. Tung won a landslide victory in the election by the 400-member
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107:Preceded by
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678:Peter Woo
465:Guangdong
440:Gladys Li
350:Y. K. Pao
346:Peter Woo
277:from the
186:Gladys Li
183:Joseph Li
165:Hong Kong
151:Hong Kong
88:1986–1986
84:In office
697:Simon Li
312:Politics
181:Simon Li
178:Children
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219:Judge
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