the pro stablish macam this is about sending a message now it has to be pointed out to the pros thomas mccann dominates currently the district council at the moment so they're on the defensive they want to show that they can maintain that strength of support going forward and that there is still support for storage fees here in hong kong they want to defend their seats on the other side the pro democracy camp they want to show a certain support they know that they're not going to dominate the district council votes in the same way that the pros tabish macam has but they do want to show surge and support proof for proof that they're pro democracy cause these protests are legitimate it legitimizes them on a more practical level these voters do have a scent degree of significance as well that's because 6 district counselors will be awarded seats in the legislative council that century hong kong's parliament and a number of district councils will then be put on the body the committee that appoints the chief executive going forward so if you speak to pro-democracy candidates here they'll tell you