The original reason the students began to protest was due to a law that would allow Beijing to extradite citizens of Hong Kong. Were any of those to be extradited political candidates?
November 24, 2019
Hong Kong - Hong Kong’s democrats (click here) romped to a landslide and symbolic majority in district council elections after residents turned out in record numbers on Sunday to vote following six months of anti-government protests in the embattled city.
In a rare weekend lull in the unrest that has roiled the financial hub, democratic candidates across the city of 7.4 million secured more than half of the 452 district council seats for the first time, against a strongly resourced and mobilised pro-establishment opposition.
When the results began trickling in after midnight, including upset wins for democrats against heavyweight pro-Beijing opponents, some voting centers erupted in loud cheers and chants of “Liberate Hong Kong. Revolution Now,” — a slogan of many protesters on the streets over the past half year....
