Civic Party leader Alvin Yeung joins other party members during a press conference at the party headquarters in Hong Kong July 30, 2020, after a dozen local democracy activists, including Yeung, were disqualified from standing in September’s legislative elections. — AFP pic
Many of those disqualified took to social media to post the letters confirming they had been barred — including Joshua Wong, one of the city’s best known activists. Other prominent young activists like him who are staunchly critical of Beijing and were also disqualified included Gwyneth Ho, Lester Shum, Tiffany Yuen and Fergus Leung.
The 70-seat law-making body is deliberately weighted to return a pro-Beijing majority, with only half the seats elected by popular vote. If they take all 35 electable seats they could hold a majority for the first time and block legislation. Hong Kong says only those who promise to uphold the city’s mini-constitution and pledge allegiance to both the local government and China can run.
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