Hong Kong Democracy Backers Win Big as Voters Flock to Polls – The New York Times

The races for district councils, one of the lowest elected offices in Hong Kong, are normally a controlled affair focused on community concerns. The district councils are one of the most democratic bodies in Hong Kong. Some of the most violent clashes yet between protesters and the police took place last week, turning two university campuses into battlegrounds. Joseph Cheng, a retired teacher at City University of Hong Kong, had forecasted that pro-democracy prospects would have trouble making big gains. The issue played to much deeper worries about Beijing’s infringement on Hong Kong, which has kept its own political and judicial system given that the former British nest was recovered by China in 1997.

The races for district councils, one of the most affordable elected workplaces in Hong Kong, are usually a suppressed affair focused on community issues. Some of the most violent clashes yet in between protesters and the cops took location last week,

turning two university schools into battlefields. Joseph Cheng, a retired teacher at City University of Hong Kong, had actually predicted that pro-democracy candidates would have difficulty making big gains.

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