U.S., Nov. 25 -- Praise should go to the Hong Kong election workers and civil servants who conducted a free and fair election in exceptionally difficult circumstances.

Nearly six months of unrest has gripped almost every sector in Hong Kong , impacting on local workers' livelihood. The difficult situation that tourism practitioners are facing is obvious and it will take a lot of effort to get the Hong Kong Travel and Tourism Industry back on its feet.

The basics for this were handed to the Hong Kong City Government on Sunday.

In a thundering rebuke to the city's government, Hongkongers - or 71.2 percent of voters - turned out in record numbers for the city's district council elections on Sunday to deliver a seismic victory for the pro-...