Hong Kong authorities have disqualified 12 pro-democracy candidates from upcoming elections, deepening political tensions in the Chinese territory.
Opposition legislators had hoped to obtain a majority in the Legislative Council (LegCo) in September's poll after Beijing's imposition of a highly controversial National Security Law, which imposed restrictions on Free speech and free expression that are the same as Mainland Communist Chinese laws.
Among those barred are high-profile activists Joshua Wong and Lester Shum. Among reasons for disqualifying the candidates was their opposition to the National Security Law.
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