From the
WSJ:
For the last 15 years he has conducted surveys every six months on how strongly local residents identify as Hong Kong citizens, Chinese citizens, and other permutations.
In December, the Hong Kong citizens score hit a 10-year high, while the Chinese citizens score fell to a 12-year low—almost certainly as a result of vote-rigging in the District Council elections, which local media have tied to the Communist Party's underground organization in in the territory.
A few years ago, I was asked by a suspected Communist Party member to vote for the pro-China party in the District Council elections, and he also wanted me to ask my family members to do the same. I told him to go fuck himself. OK, I didn't. I just smiled and turned to the person next to me and said, "I think that's illegal."