HONG KONG, July 18 — Hong Kong formally kicked off a two-week registration period for candidates to run in a key legislative election in September, amid fears authorities might try to disqualify an assertive young generation of democrats. The citywide poll will be a crucial battleground for the...
Saturday, 18 Jul 2020 12:51 PM MYT
The citywide poll will be a crucial battleground for the city's democratic opposition to try to reclaim some political influence in the wake of tough national security laws China imposed on June 30. A vanguard of young democrats are raring to get on the ballot, having stormed to big wins in an unofficial “primary” election earlier this month.
Critics say the disqualifications — on grounds including a dissenting ideology, or support for Hong Kong independence — are meant to curb the ascendancy of this new crop of democrats.
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