[Snowflake] Hong Kong Election Regression

2019 In Hong Kong, the fever for democracy was hot. Protests against the bill spread like wildfire when Hong Kong authorities pushed for an extradition bill that could extradite criminals to mainland China. There was widespread concern among citizens that this law would violate the principle of ‘one country, two systems’, which guarantees a high degree of autonomy for 50 years after Hong Kong was returned to Hong Kong in 1997. In June of that year, 2 million out of 7 million people took to the streets and shouted anti-Chinese slogans. In the end, the Hong Kong authorities withdrew the bill in September.

Two months later, the district council elections were held with surprising results. The turnout reached a record high of 71.2%, and the pan-democratic camp won 388 of 452 seats. The district council selects 117 out of 1,200 chief executive electors, which could affect the chief executive election scheduled for next year. There was also an expectation that the Umbrella Revolution, which had ceased to be completed in 2014 when it demanded the direct system of the chief executive, has sprouted hope after twists and turns.

Revolution Did you say that it leads to the revival of the old system, followed by a reaction? The result of the legislative assembly (parliamentary) election held yesterday is the exact opposite. Voter turnout plummeted to an all-time low of 30.2%, and pro-Chinese parties swept 89 of 90 seats. This is because many voters gave up voting when the authorities tightened the screening of candidates, saying that ‘patriots should rule Hong Kong’. Last year, the Chinese authorities did not have the National Security Law to punish anti-China protests, so they drastically changed the legislative assembly election system. Only 20 of the total seats were directly elected by the residents and the rest were elected by the National Election Commission. Despite the international community’s concerns that the democratic element has collapsed, China does not care. The Chinese authorities said, “Under one country, two systems, the development of democracy has returned to the correct track.” it is sophistry Hong Kong, the financial center of Asia and an attractive tourist city, is a place that inspired reform and opening up and shows the way China should go. However, it is unfortunate that President Xi Jinping is trying to Chinaize Hong Kong and incorporate it into the communist regime by means of iron fist rule and false election system. Are you planning to turn the wheel of history upside down? Although the winds of retrogression and reaction will blow for a while, the lesson of history is that we cannot resist the arrogant wave of democratization.

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