Hong Kong pro-democracy rally

Is the long-awaited indication of triumph finally here? The semi-independent Hong Kong held its local elections amid the protests that could be a key on how things will end.

As pro-democracy protests never seem to cease, Hong Kong hotels raised the white flag and asked appealed to the government for support as hotel rates slid down to USD 9 a night on weekdays.

Over two months of occupying the streets with no peaceful conclusion in sight, Hong Kong extradition and pro-democracy protests put the country’s tourism in peril.