Chinese state media urged Hong Kongers to “vote to end violence” Sunday, as record numbers turned out for district elections after months of unrest in the city. Lengthy queues snaked out of polling stations across the semi-autonomus territory in the election for 18 district councils — largely toothless bodies which set policy on issues such as bus routes and garbage collection. State media on the mainland urged voters to give support to pro-establishment forces to “end social chaos”, but the big turnout is widely expected to benefit democratic forces.
