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    DEMONSTRATIONS & DEMOCRACY

    Sep 01, 2020 3 minutes
    by Kym Kettler-Paddock

    After six months of demonstrations, blocked streets, and tear gas, Hongkongers peacefully voted in District Council elections on November 24, 2019. Voters—especially young people—wanted to show the leader of Hong Kong’s government, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, how they felt about her handling of the demonstrations.

    On the morning of the election, pro-government parties, which supported Ms. Lam and opposed the protests, controlled all 18 of the District Councils. Nearly three million people turned out to vote in Hong Kong’s largest ever election. When the results

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