Sunday marks District Council elections for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, with 1,090 candidates running for 452 seats in 18 districts.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor casts her vote at Raimondi College, Hong Kong, in the morning of Nov 24, 2019. (Photo: China Daily)

For over five months, Hong Kong has been suffering from untold violence, and its people have been living in fear from rioters on the streets. The economy withered and tourists dared not come; streets were blocked, and petroleum bombs might fall from anywhere; MTR stations were set on fire while shops were smashed, putting daily life under serious threat.

Rioters do not come from nowhere, and behind their violence are hidden evil political forces that attempted to ruin this city. It is these "politicians" that incited violence and invoked rioters to do all the evil things.

It is the same black hands that tried to block the Hong Kong people's democratic rights. The suspect who stabbed Junius Ho Kwan-yiu, a patriotic Hong Kong lawmaker famous for loving the city and the motherland, has not gone to trial yet, but such brutal violence must have much to do with the atmosphere of terror brought about by the rioters and those who support them.

Now the time has come to change this. It is time for Hong Kong residents to show their courage and walk out of their homes to cast votes. Actually they have already shown much courage.In a video clip widespread online in early November, Wong Siu-Kin, a candidate who reportedly supported rioters, was asked by angry residents whether he is one of the rioters who ruined Hong Kong. Wong tried to retreat back, not being able to answer.

It is hoped that more Hong Kong residents will go to voting sites and cast their votes in favor of those who truly love Hong Kong. The future of Hong Kong lies in your hands, and only those who love Hong Kong can help to restore order and start reconstruction soon.