Joshua Wong says party will send ‘most capable’ candidates even if jail keeps him out of by-elections

Key student leader in Occupy protests ‘not in despair’ despite possible prison term looming

(From left) Nathan Law Kwun-chung, Joshua Wong Chi-fung and Lester Shum attend a protest in support of 13 protesters who were jailed on Tuesday. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong student activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung has said his party will send its “most capable” members to run in the coming elections should he end up being jailed after an appeal court ruling on Thursday.

The Demosisto secretary general also stressed that recent events had not caused him to lose faith in social movements, despite 13 other activists – originally spared jail due to their “noble cause”– being sentenced to prison by the same court on Tuesday.
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