Hong Kong's democratic candidates won big in local polls, but there are still no easy solutions to the territory's problems, analysts say.
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Without the change in political structure, the only way for the public to have a say about their leader is through the district councilors — who make up around 10% of the election committee — and Legco lawmakers, who account for about 6%.Simon Shen, adjunct associate professor at Hong Kong University said the root cause of the protests is due to fundamental problems with the "one country, two systems" framework.
Shen said while he doesn't expect Beijing to back down explicitly. But in the wake of the resounding pro-democratic win in the local elections, he thinks the government could introduce measures addressing demands for universal suffrage and issues surrounding national security.
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