
While Chief Executive Carrie Lam vowed to listen "humbly" to voters, her backers in Beijing broadcast defiance. The election gave protesters a symbolic win, but its tangible impact remains in doubt.
(Image credit: Ye Aung Thu/AFP via Getty Images)

While Chief Executive Carrie Lam vowed to listen "humbly" to voters, her backers in Beijing broadcast defiance. The election gave protesters a symbolic win, but its tangible impact remains in doubt.
(Image credit: Ye Aung Thu/AFP via Getty Images)