Is this democracy? “CY Leung elected as Hong Kong’s new chief executive”

CY Leung won in Sunday’s vote, with 689 votes amongst 1200 electors. “The 1,200 electors – who are mostly loyal to Beijing – in the past rubber-stamped the Chinese government’s choice for the post”. Despite accusations of having ties with underground organized crimes, he still dominated the polls. The reason for the many protests in Hong Kong is due to the dissatisfaction of citizens towards the elections process, in which 1200 electors are predetermined, and they are the only ones eligible to vote in the entire population of Hong Kong. Is this considered democracy? What say you?

Fun fact: Mr. CY Leung has been ridiculed in political cartoons as a fox or a wolf, due to his facial features, and sly character.

As a Hong Kongese, it pains me to see such a closed system of elections whose purpose is to exclude rather than include. The principles of inclusion and representation is completely lost in the process, and democratic values have vanished into thin air.