The people of Hong Kong voted on Dec. 19 in the Legislative Council General Election, the first since the regime in Beijing changed its electoral system to cut down the number of directly elected lawmakers and to vet candidates. The move led to a drop in public enthusiasm during the election. About 4.5 million Hong Kong residents are eligible to vote. Yet the latest survey by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute found that almost 40 percent of respondents had indicated that they were unlikely to vote, the lowest point in decades. The Registration and Electoral Office announced that the turnout rate for the 10 geographical constituencies in Hong Kong was about 21 percent as of 4:30 p.m. local time on Dec. 19, lower than the 31 percent of the previous Legislative Council election in 2016. The rate also fell far behind the 52 percent turnout rate by 4:30 p.m. of the …
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