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#Hong Kong’s ‘young democrats’ hope to blitz upcoming elections

#Hong Kong’s ‘young democrats’ hope to blitz upcoming elections

July 18, 2020 | 12:15pm

Hong Kong’s so-called “young democrats” are racing to sign up as candidates for a key legislative election despite concerns they could be disqualified because of their anti-China stance, Reuters reported Saturday.

Also termed “localists,” the young politicians appeal to Hong Kongers upset about the tough new security laws imposed by China last month and who don’t believe veteran lawmakers have done enough to protect them. The young democrats favor a more confrontational position against China. Many of them won big in an unofficial “primary” election earlier this month.

“For every candidate in the pro-democracy camp, we must unify at this time, to avoid attacking ourselves and to consolidate our strength to challenge the tyranny,” Sam Cheung, one young democratic hopeful, said on Facebook.

The Sept. 6 citywide poll is a chance for the democrats to claw back some political power in the wake of the new laws, which have been criticized by the US and other countries for clamping down on free speech and Hong Kong’s tradition of independence. China insists the laws will merely stabilize the city and affect only a few “troublemakers.”

But the would-be candidates could be disqualified.

Eighteen democrats have been barred by officials from running in local elections over the past four years, including well-known young activist Joshua Wong. The reasons given for their disqualification include supporting Hong Kong independence, according to a report by the activist group Civil Rights Observer.

Hong Kong returned from British to Chinese rule in 1997. Although mainland China promised to give them a high degree of autonomy and freedoms, those rights have been rapidly chipped away.

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