Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong on September 28 announces his plan to stand in the 2019 District Council elections. Photo: K.Y. Cheng
Democracy activist Joshua Wong slams ‘politically driven decision’ to bar him from running in Hong Kong district council election
- Former student leader of the 2014 Occupy movement ‘cannot possibly’ comply with election laws, says government, citing his former advocacy of self-determination
- Wong, who had made clear he did not support the option of independence, is the only candidate disqualified from November 24 polls
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Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong on September 28 announces his plan to stand in the 2019 District Council elections. Photo: K.Y. Cheng