HONG KONG -- It was one of Hong Kong's most peaceful weekends in recent memory as voters went to the polls for local elections widely seen as a referendum on the anti-government protests that have rocked the city since June.
But while the vote was hailed as an overwhelming victory for democracy, it was not enough to convince Mark Larsen to stay. The 30-year-old software engineer said he was wary of months-long upheaval and had started thinking about moving back to his native Denmark.
