After months of sometimes-violent unrest in Hong Kong, an election with record t...
HONG KONG - After months of sometimes-violent unrest in Hong Kong, an election with record turnout handed a big victory to pro-democracy local district council candidates, posing a new conundrum for Beijing and adding pressure on the city’s leader.
“The government and the pro-Beijing camp have always claimed they have public support,” Ma added. “But now … this is a big slap in the face because the public has showed their real position in record numbers.” Lo says that district councillors, with around HK$1 million in funding each year, could provide resources to help the “protest movement’s momentum to be sustained.”
Ng called on the government to respond with effective policies to “address the deep splits in society,” and for effective measures to end the violence. Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule in 1997 amid the promise of a high degree of autonomy, though the erosion of freedoms by China have stoked broader resentment and fueled the current political crisis.
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