and, in the "No Democracy Please, We're Chinese" department

[winterbadger]

"If too many legislators advocate democracy, I don't think it would be good for Hong Kong's business environment," said Dorothy Chow, 30, an office clerk who said she voted for a slate of candidates from the largest pro-Beijing party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong.

from the Post

I'm sure they must have a People's Assembly for Empowering the Environment that fights against clean air and water standards and a Workers' Health and Safety Cooperative Movement that ensures that businesses don't have to actually pay to protect their workers from their manufacturing processes or give them health- or child care.

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[peaceful-fox.livejournal.com]

"Pollsters estimated that 60 to 67 percent of voters had cast ballots for pro-democracy candidates, possibly setting a new record for the camp. But the showing was not enough to overcome an electoral system designed to keep allies of the Chinese government in control of the legislature."

GRRRR.

I heard almost 56% of the population turned out for the elections.