Youth use Hong Kong LegCo to effect change / 香港立法會新局 本土派新生代6人當選　　　　　　　　　　

In the Hong Kong election held last week, the pro-establishment camp secured 40 seats, while the opposition parties won 30 seats. The political power dynamic in the legislative council has not changed much. However, the opposition parties has retained the veto power by securing a one-third minority. Young people demanding democratic self-determination who came to prominence after the Occupation Movement have won 6 seats in this election. Young people in Hong Kong are making their voices heard. The record high voter turnout of 58% in the Hong Kong legislative election is primarily contributed to by the young generation, who is calling for democratic self-determination. Six candidates under 40 were elected this time, including the youngest ever, 23-year-old Nathan Law, from Demosistō, who came to prominence after the Occupation Movement;Lau Siu Lai from Democracy Groundwork; Eddie Chu from Land Justice League; Cheng Chung-tai from Civic Passion; Sixtus Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching from Youngspiration. ==SIXTUS BAGGIO LEUNG,== Beijing needs to understand that we no longer believe in One Country, Two Systems and Hong Kong Basic Law. Our next step will be a separation from China. ==NATHAN LAW, Lawmaker-Elect, Demosistō== Voting rate of Hong Kong Island actually is larger than... Its increase is larger than the other constituencies. That means there are a lot more people coming out to vote because they see new choices. Before the Occupation Movement, democratic self-determination or Hong Kong Independence were not widely discussed. The failure of the Occupation Movement has crushed the democracy movement in Hong Kong, and recent Causeway Bay Books disappearances have also shown that Beijing has tightened its control over Hong Kong. The groups who have stood up against the Chinese parallel traders in Hong Kong have gained the support from the citizens. The fact that some pro-independence candidates were banned from the election has allowed these young activists to gain a foothold in power. ==WILLY LAM, Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong== [We can] anticipate more street... for demonstrations, more pressure to be put on Beijing to adopt a more tolerant and pro-democracy policies in Hong Kong. The young generation's victory in this election may come as a shock for Beijing. Now that the non-pro-establishment camp has secured enough seats to veto in the legislative council, it will probably be more difficult for Beijing to force any political reforms in Hong Kong. TRANSLATED BY：LUKE CHIANG 向來對政治冷感的香港人，這次立法會選舉不再沉默，58%投票率寫下歷史新高，很大關鍵是新生代，提倡港人自決，甚至激進民主路線的年輕新面孔崛起。六名不到四十歲的新生代政治素人當選，包括從佔中行動冒出頭，23歲最年輕當選人的香港眾志主席羅冠聰，小麗民主教室的劉小麗，還有分區直選得票王朱凱廸，熱血公民的鄭松泰，以及青年新政的梁頌恆，游蕙禎。 ==青年新政新界東當選人 梁頌恆== 這是北京必須知道的 當我們再也不相信 一國兩制與基本法 可以區隔北京與香港兩種制度的話 下一個步驟 下一個答案就是分離 ==香港眾志港島區當選人 羅冠聰== 香港島的投票率高出其它選區 表示很多人看到了新選項 而願意出來投票 因此我相信 改變還有很大希望 特別是民主運動 爭取真普選的佔中行動之前，在香港是沒什麼人討論民族自決，甚至港獨之類的激進選項，佔中失敗重挫香港民主運動，加上最近銅鑼灣書店事件，都突顯北京正在全方位加強箝制香港，高壓促使一些極右派，提倡勇武捍衛香港價值，敢於正面跟大陸水貨客衝突的團體，能見度與支持度大增。雖然這次選務單位禁止了幾位港獨色彩濃厚的參選者，反而催出選票，把這六名自決路線的新生代送進立法會。 ==香港中文大學中國研究中心講座教授 林和立== 我們預期會有更多街頭抗議 用壓力迫使北京 對香港採取更包容 更傾向民主的政策 兩年前還沒成立的這些小團體，這次能在立法會衝出六席，跌破北京眼鏡，非建制派總體席次成長，穩穩跨越1/3席次否決門檻，未來北京想在立法會推動修改特首或立法會選舉的政改方案，恐怕無法輕易過他們這一關。 記者 施慧中 報導