(Left to right): Joshua Wong Chi-fung, Alex Chow Yong-kang; and Nathan Law Kwun-chung outside the Court of Final Appeal in Central. Photo: Sam Tsang (Left to right): Joshua Wong Chi-fung, Alex Chow Yong-kang; and Nathan Law Kwun-chung outside the Court of Final Appeal in Central. Photo: Sam Tsang
(Left to right): Joshua Wong Chi-fung, Alex Chow Yong-kang; and Nathan Law Kwun-chung outside the Court of Final Appeal in Central. Photo: Sam Tsang
Nobel Prize
Comment /  Opinion

Impact of Nobel Peace Prize nomination on political reform can only be negative

The nomination of radical student activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung, two allies and the 2014 Occupy movement adds power to the arm of hawks in Beijing and marginalises those who are not unamenable to some degree of electoral freedom for Hong Kong

Topic |   Nobel Prize
SCMP Editorial
SCMP Editorial

Updated: 2:39am, 11 Feb, 2018

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(Left to right): Joshua Wong Chi-fung, Alex Chow Yong-kang; and Nathan Law Kwun-chung outside the Court of Final Appeal in Central. Photo: Sam Tsang (Left to right): Joshua Wong Chi-fung, Alex Chow Yong-kang; and Nathan Law Kwun-chung outside the Court of Final Appeal in Central. Photo: Sam Tsang
(Left to right): Joshua Wong Chi-fung, Alex Chow Yong-kang; and Nathan Law Kwun-chung outside the Court of Final Appeal in Central. Photo: Sam Tsang
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