The elections over the weekend of November 23-24, 2019, saw a record voter turnout of over 71 per cent of eligible voters (2.94 million voted out of 4 million registered voters)  who ensured that pro-Beijing candidates won just 58 seats compared to the 300 they previously held. Pro-democracy candidates won 388 out of 452 seats securing the majority in 17 out of 18 District Councils.The results confirmed the results of public opinion surveys that most protesters were well-educated, middle-class people motivated by fear of losing their liberties.

China has responded by reactivating its crisis command centre at  Bauhinia Villa, a property owned by the Hong Kong Liaison Office, in Shenzhen. Reports say that China is also considering replacing the Director of the Hong Kong Liaison Office, Wang Zhimin. Reports also claim that senior Chinese officials, including Zhang Xiaoming, head of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office and Vice Premier Han Zheng  are now directly monitoring the situation from Bauhinia Villa.