Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung has accused Hong Kong authorities of making an “arbitrary” decision to ban him from being a candidate in the Nov. 24th district council elections, saying candidates with views that were similar to or even more critical than his were allowed to run.
Wong was the only candidate disqualified from the polls over his political allegiance.
Although he had made clear he did not support Hong Kong’s separation from mainland China or full independence as an option, acting returning officer Laura Liang Aron said Wong had tried to “mislead” the public in stating he had changed his stance.
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