Prominent Hong Kong democracy activists barred from election

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HONG KONG: A dozen Hong Kong democracy activists were disqualified on Thursday from standing in September’s legislative elections, a move decried by c...

In this file photo taken on July 11, 2020, pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong , a candidate of Kowloon East constituency, campaigns during a primary election to select the pro-democracy opposition candidates for election to the city’s legislative council in September, in Hong Kong.

“Beijing shows a total disregard for the will of the Hongkongers, tramples upon the city’s... autonomy and attempts to keep HK’s legislature under its firm grip,“ Wong wrote in a tweet. The Civic Party, one of the city’s most prominent pro-democracy parties, said four of its members had been disqualified: Alvin Yeung, Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki and Cheng Tat-hung.

The rest are chosen by industry bodies and special interest groups who reliably vote for pro-Beijing figures. During local council elections last year - the city’s only full elections - pro-democracy figures won 17 out of 18 districts.

 

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