November 25, 2019—In the first six months of increasingly violent protests in Hong Kong, the pro-democracy candidates made significant gains in the district council elections. They won 347 of the 452 seats — nearly 77 percent — of the city’s district council. Meanwhile, pro-establishment candidates won 60 seats, leaving 45 seats to independents. (South China Morning Post. , Nov. 25, 2019)
The protests started in response to an extradition bill that would have allowed mainland China to capture and try Hong Kong residents.
UPDATE: Over time, however, the island nation would succumb to the Chinese Communist Party’s rule.
