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Hundreds attend localists' live screening of Hong Kong-China Olympic badminton match

A localist rally in Mong Kok which some feared could have descended into violence had an anti-climatic ending on Friday night, with about 200 participants dispersing peacefully after watching China beat Hong Kong in a live broadcast of an Olympics badminton match.

(Photo: SCMP's Edward Wong)

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