About 2.5 million people, or about 60 percent of the electorate, had voted by 6:30pm, the Hong Kong government said. Residents faced unusually long lines at polling stations across the territory as they came out to vote in the district council elections. “It’s good for me, but more importantly good for democracy.”The vote proceeded peacefully and as scheduled, despite prior warnings from Hong Kong officials that it could be postponed. Its elections have typically been plagued by low voter turnout and are not hugely competitive, compared with those for the more powerful Hong Kong Legislative Council. Enthusiasm is high among pro-democracy forces, who are hopeful they can pressure Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s (林鄭月娥) administration to become more compromising.

Source: Taipei Times November 24, 2019 15:56 UTC