My understanding is that this doesn't _technically_ do anything other than send a message. > Although the district councils handle local matters and have no di

My understanding is that this doesn't _technically_ do anything other than send a message. > Although the district councils handle local matters and have no direct say over the chief executive’s programme, the elections were seen as a barometer of support either for the anti-government protest movement or for the embattled leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and her handling of the roiling unrest. [1] is the source and seems surprisingly balanced on the mechanics of this election, but I'm no expert on HK politics. [1] https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3039151/hong-kong-elections-tsunami-disaffection-washes-over-city https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3039151...