HONG KONG: Twelve candidates, including secessionist Joshua Wong, for Hong Kong’s Legislative Council (LegCo) election scheduled for September 6 have been disqualified for failing the requirements of the elections.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government in a statement on its website on Thursday said it supports the decision of the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC), adding that the 12 candidates do not satisfy the requirements of the Legislative Council Ordinance, and that the electoral officers’ decision has nothing to do with a so-called political review or limiting freedom of speech or depriving their candidacy as alleged by some members of the community.
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