Democracy Activist Urges Hong Kong Voters to Ignore Dec. 19 Election

Democracy Activist Urges Hong Kong Voters to Ignore Dec. 19 Election
Pro-democracy activist Nathan Law speaks to the media out side the Court of Final Appeal after he and Joshua Wong's (not pictured) bail application were successful at Hong Kong's highest court on Oct. 24, 2017. Isaac Lawrence/AFP via Getty Images
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LONDON—Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law called on voters in his home city to ignore a legislative election this month, the first under sweeping new rules imposed by Beijing, saying they should not lend the vote any legitimacy.

The communist regime in Beijing announced in March broad changes to the former British colony’s electoral system, reducing the number of directly elected representatives and increasing the number of Beijing-approved officials in an expanded legislature.