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...result of this election indicates that Hong Kong people are anxious to put forward democracy.' ANSON CHAN, pro-democracy Hong Kong politician, on winning a legislative seat over her Beijing-backed opponent in a Dec. 2 by-election...
...reformers may have arrested their slide into irrelevance with yesterday's victory by Anson Chan, a widely known ex-civil servant who has refashioned herself as a champion of universal suffrage. According to returns reported Monday, Chan won about 55% of the vote in a by-election to replace Ma Lik, a prominent pro-Beijing legislator who died in August...
...Chan, who beat another well-known former government official, Regina Ip, framed her victory as a mandate for democratic reform. "The results of this election indicate that Hong Kong people are anxious to push forward on democracy," Chan said in her acceptance speech...
...things may not be that clear-cut. Voter turnout - around 52%, the highest since 2004 - may have been inflated by the stature of the candidates, according to Ma Ngok, a political scientist at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Chan, a chief secretary in the last British colonial administration, remains very popular six years after retiring from government. Meanwhile, Ip is still controversial for aggressively pushing anti-sedition legislation during her tenure as Hong Kong's Secretary for Security. Although Ip also positioned herself as pro-suffrage - she says she simply wishes to avoid a confrontation with Beijing over...
...Despite her charisma, Chan's influence will be limited as one of 60 members of Hong Kong's Legislative Council. She will hold the seat for only seven months, when a new crop of legislators will be voted in. According to Ma, Chan's ability to quickly translate her popularity into momentum for reform will determine whether yesterday's victory for democrats was merely symbolic...