Hong Kong elections: pan-democratic camp pledges to focus on residents’ needs, while keeping up pressure on government after district council wins
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A day after sweeping 17 out of 18 district councils in Sunday’s elections, Hong Kong’s pan-democrats on Monday vowed to keep both politics and residents’ needs high on their agenda.
The Democratic Party and Civic Party, the two groups with the most district council seats, pledged on Monday to also use the largely advisory bodies as a platform to pressure the government on political and policy matters.
“In the past, all the 18 district councils always took the stance of supporting the government, often ignoring people’s opinions,” Democratic Party leader Wu Chi-wai said. “If we pass a joint resolution in each district, it will be a huge pressure on the government.”
The Democratic Party won the largest haul of 91 seats, followed by the Civic Party with 32.
