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Joshua Wong, Barred From Local HK Election, Accuses Beijing of Political Interference

Joshua Wong, Barred From Local HK Election, Accuses Beijing of Political Interference
Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong (2nd L) and Kelvin Lam (2nd R) shout slogans as they meet the media outside the Legislative Council (LegCo) in Hong Kong on Oct. 29, 2019, after Wong was barred from standing in an upcoming local election. ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
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Joshua Wong—the iconic activist from the Hong Kong’s 2014 Umbrella Movement and secretary-general of pro-democracy party Demosistō—is being barred from running in the district council elections next month.

News of the ban came an hour after Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s press conference, where she expressed her determination to continue engaging the police force to end the “violence” in Hong Kong.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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