Hong Kong Voters Elect Pro-Democracy Legislators to Defend the City’s Autonomy From China

Oiwan Lam  |  Global Voices Hong Kong’s political opposition won a majority 19 out of 35 seats in the city’s legislative election on Sunday, September 4 — a significant victory that allows them to hold onto their veto power against the pro-China establishment. Marginalised by Hong Kong’s undemocratic political system, in which half of the 70 Legislative Council seats are elected […]