Authorities said the nominees, which included prominent activist Joshua Wong, failed to uphold the city’s miniconstitution and pledge allegiance to Hong Kong and Beijing
Banners of pro-democracy candidates are displayed outside a subway station in Hong Kong, on July 11, 2020.At least 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy nominees including prominent activist Joshua Wong were disqualified for September legislative elections, with authorities saying Thursday they failed to uphold the city’s miniconstitution and pledge allegiance to Hong Kong and Beijing.
“Clearly, Beijing shows a total disregard for the will of the Hongkongers, tramples upon the city’s last pillar of vanishing autonomy and attempts to keep Hong Kong’s legislature under its firm grip,” Wong said in a Facebook post on Thursday. “Today we are seeing the results of the relentless oppression that this regime is starting … to take away the basic fundamental rights and freedom that are once enjoyed by all Hong Kong people under the Basic Law,” Hong Kong’s miniconstitution, Kwok said in a news conference.
Earlier Thursday, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Lee Cheuk-yan denounced the new national security law imposed by Beijing in response to last year’s massive protests calling for greater freedoms. He criticized authorities for arresting four youths under the law on suspicion of inciting secession via online posts.
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