Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and former student leader Joshua Wong barred from running in upcoming local election over his political stance.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and former student leader Joshua Wong, 23, has been barred from running for local elections next month over his political stance.
Speaking to the media outside the government offices on Tuesday, Wong blasted the decision as political vetting and said the returning officers who interviewed him were acting like"thought police." Wong, however, has largely stayed on sidelines in the seemingly leaderless protests that have roiled the semi-autonomous Chinese territory since June, which began while Wong was still serving one of two short stints in prison for his role in the 2014 protests.
Wong said he believed his travels to the United States to testify in Congress in September for the"Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act" was the main reason for his election ban.
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