Voters in Hong Kong turned out in droves on Sunday in district council
elections seen as a barometer of public support for pro-democracy
protests that have rocked the semi-autonomous Chinese territory for more than five months.
The Electoral Affairs Commission did not immediately provide the final turnout rate after voting ended at 10:30 p.m. But an hour earlier, it said that 69% of the city’s 4.1 million registered voters had cast ballots.
The
election was carried out peacefully, with hardly any voters seen wearing protesters’ trademark black clothing or face masks.