Chinese Media Will Not Preach Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Victory

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JAKARTA - After Hong Kong's crushing pro-democracy victory in the elections held on Sunday, November 24, it seems that pro-Beijing groups still do not accept the result. China closed the access by announcing that the majority of the seats will be occupied by pro-democracy groups in Hong Kong. The pro-democracy group gained a majority of votes by winning 333 of the total 425 seats contested, while pro-Beijing only managed to get 52 seats.

Chinese official media will only focus on reporting how Western countries intervene in the existing regulations in China. One media outlet openly refused to report the election results which declared pro-democracy Hong Kong won in 17 out of 18 districts.

“In the last five months, radical rioters want to turn Hong Kong into colluding with foreign troops. Social unrest has widely disrupted the electoral process, and some troublemakers have harassed nationalist candidates at election time. Ending violence and restoring order are Hong Kong's most important tasks, "he quoted the official statement published by China's online news outlet, Xinhua.

China Daily reported that the 2019 Hong Kong Election was filled with intimidation and dirty tricks. The tactics of violent intimidation are intended to reduce the exposure and delivery time of pro-Beijing candidates.

"The external forces that have fueled the anti-government campaign for months in the special administrative region have also contributed greatly to undermining the chances of selecting a pro-Beijing candidate," the China Daily reported.

China is not happy with the election results

Hong Kong Executive Leader who is pro-Beijing, Carrie Lam, said that the crushing defeat of the pro-Beijing group shows that there is no public confidence in his government anymore, especially in the handling of the Hong Kong protests which lasted for almost 6 months.

"I admit that this election clearly reflects that many voters want to convey their opinions and views to the government, to myself." said Carrie Lam during a press conference, quoted by Channel News Asia.

Beijing did not remain silent over the "sadness" experienced by Carrie Lam. Beijing supports Carrie Lam despite losing badly to pro-democracy Hong Kong.

"Our position is very clear, the central government firmly supports Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam in leading the government, supports the police in enforcing the law and restoring order, and supports the trial of violent criminals," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang.

The victory of the pro-democracy groups was a breath of fresh air after 6 months of protesting against Beijing's injustice and violating the agreement they had done since Britain handed over Hong Kong to China in 1997.But on the other hand, Beijing also insisted that Hong Kong was under Chinese rule. which one must obey the rules they make.