Hong Kong protests: can opposition win big at Legco elections or will new national security law ruin plans?

The anti-government protests that gripped Hong Kong last year shattered long-standing assumptions about the direction political change would take. But as the first weeks of unrest in June turned into months, one realisation grew undeniably clear – the fortunes of opposition lawmakers had taken an astonishing turn.In November, they scored a landslide victory in local elections, sweeping aside pro-establishment candidates to take control of 17 out of 18 district councils. The camp set its sights…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3087898/hong-kong-protests-can-opposition-win-big-legco-elections