HONG KONG—Hong Kong authorities on Oct. 12 barred a former lawmaker from running for re-election next month given her past advocacy of greater autonomy for Hong Kong, in a decision critics called another instance of political and electoral suppression.
Lau Siu-lai of the Labour Party was elected a lawmaker in 2016 but later disqualified from office along with five other pro-democracy lawmakers for taking improper oaths of office. Lau, who is also a sociology lecturer, will no longer be able to try to win back her seat in a by-election in November.
