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HONG KONG – The government here disqualified prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong from the upcoming district elections on Tuesday.
Hong Kong’s government said one candidate was deemed invalid because they fell afoul of the electoral laws prohibiting “advocating or promoting ‘self-determination.’” It did not identify Wong by name.
Wong, who was 17 when he became the face of the 2014 student-led Umbrella Movement, has not been a prominent figure in the current anti-government protests in the Chinese-ruled city.
Wong said he was the only person disqualified out of over 1,100 candidates in the district council elections set for November.
He added he supported the idea of a non-binding referendum for people to have a say over Hong Kong’s future but that he is against independence, according to his social media post on Saturday.
Protests, which started over a now-withdrawn extradition bill, have evolved into calls for greater democracy.(Reuters)