The democracy activist Joshua Wong has been barred from the next elections in Hong Kong. He will be deprived of his political rights, stated Wong on Tuesday in the Online network Facebook. The government of the metropolis, he threw also censorship.
Wong said that he was among the more than 1,100 candidates, the only candidate who had been excluded from candidacy in the municipal elections in November. In a communication, the Hong Kong election Commission confirmed on Tuesday that Wong’s nomination was invalid.
the government of The metropolis, said separately that the candidate has met the requirements of the relevant electoral laws. The activist was campaigning for a “self-determination” of the Chinese special administrative region. This is contrary to the electoral laws of Hong Kong. The government support the exclusion of the election on the grounds that self-determination “or the support for the independence of Hong Kong is not with the constitutional and legal Status of the Hong Kong special administrative region is consistent”.
“umbrella”movement as the beginning of
The former British crown colony is shaken for about five months of mass protests. The demonstrations in the financial hub had been directed initially against a planned law which should enable rendition of Suspects to mainland China. In the meantime, you are directed generally against the pro-Chinese leadership in Hong Kong and the restriction of the democracy.
Wong is one of the most prominent democracy activists in Hong Kong. The young activist since the “umbrella movement in 2014,” as the face of the democratic forces in Hong Kong.
In the past, had been given to the local elections, which were dominated by China-friendly candidates, little attention. The unrest of the past few months, however, ensured that this Time a record number of candidates and voters register had.
Joshua Wong in September 2019, with the US Democrat leader Nancy Pelosi. He was with other activists to a Anhöhrung about the Hong Kong protests in the US Congress pre. Image: Keystone/Pablo Martinez Monsivais (anf/sda)
Created: 29.10.2019, 07:23 PM
