Two pro-democracy protest leaders were among the winners of the first few seats to be announced.
John BaconPro-democracy candidates in Hong Kong showed early signs of strength in district council elections Sunday following months of tumultuous, pro-democracy protests that have swept across the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
Pro-democracy activist Tommy Cheung and student activist Lester Shum were among the early winners. Cheung describing the results as a"tsunami;" Shum urged the government to meet protester demands quickly. Lam came under fire earlier this year for a government proposal to allow suspects in Hong Kong to be extradited to mainland China. Lam's government withdrew the proposal amid the massive, sometimes violent protests, but activists continued to press demands for more freedoms and investigations into police behavior.
Last week, Hong Kong students armed with bows and arrows and hurling gasoline bombs battled police firing tear gas and blasting water cannons. The violence, the latest in a long line of angry clashes between protesters and police, shut down roads and transit stations and forced all schools to close for the territory's 1 millions students.
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