https://www.scmp.com/rss/503097/feed Tiffany G. Wong is based in Berlin and conducts policy research on China’s technology and industrial regulatory landscape for European and American businesses. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ever since the pro-democracy camp’s massive victory in Hong Kong’s district council elections on November 24 – where non-establishment candidates seized some 388 out of 452 seats – observers have pointed to the knock-on effects that the election would have.  Many said the election results held only symbolic power, and that the functional consequences of a pro-democracy majority in district councils would be negligible. Law professor Benny Tai Yiu-ting pointed out that by controlling the vast... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3041809/dont-underestimate-power-district-councils-help-resolve-hong-kongs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3041809/dont-underestimate-power-district-councils-help-resolve-hong-kongs?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Dec 2019 00:15:07 +0000