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Time-Honored Chorus 　　Ethnic Dong performers stage a traditional choral performance during a folk festival in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County， southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region， on November 12. The performance， known as Ka Lau and featuring vocals without instrumental accompaniment， has a history of some 1，000 years. 　　 Party Delegate Election 　　The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China （CPC） on November 9 released guidelines for the election of delegates to the Party’s 19th National Congress， marking the beginning of the election process. 　　A total of 2，300 delegates will be elected by 40 electoral units across the country. The election will be completed by June 2017， according to a statement from the CPC Central Committee. 　　There should be 15 percent more candidates than the number of posts. The delegates need to be “excellent Party members” and political and moral integrity will be their most important attributes. 　　During the election， intra-Party democracy and discipline should be given priority. The delegate structure should be improved and the election procedure standardized. 　　The quota of delegates from the working classes， such as those employed in the production sector， will be increased. Model workers， farmers and professionals should be recommended for election. 　　A proportion of the elected delegates should be female and from ethnic minorities， the statement said. 　　The CPC has more than 88 million members across the country， up from 80 million five years ago. 　　At its Sixth Plenary Session in October， the 18th Central Committee of the CPC decided to hold the 19th National Congress in Beijing in the second half of 2017. The Party convenes a national congress every five years to address policy issues and elect new leaders. 　　 Disqualified Legislators-Elect 　　Hong Kong’s High Court on November 15 ruled that two legislators-elect， who used insulting language against the Chinese nation while taking their oaths