Hong Kong democracy parties have won a landslide election victory over backers of the Chinese government in an overwhelming expression of support for the long-running anti-government protests. According to Hong Kong television, 390 of the 452 district council seats — almost nine out of ten — fell to the “pan-democrat” coalition of parties opposed to the pro-Chinese administration of Carrie Lam, the chief executive. Previously, they did not hold a single one of the 18 local councils; now they control all but one of them People turned out in record numbers to eject pro-Beijing politicians from district councils they had … Continue reading Hong Kong democracy parties have won a landslide election victory over backers of the Chinese government