HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - As the leader of one of the largest pro-democracy parties in Hong Kong's legislature, Mr Alvin Yeung could make history if the city's opposition wins an unprecedented majority in September elections. Or he could find himself disqualified before the campaign even starts.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HONG KONG - As the leader of one of the largest pro-democracy parties in Hong Kong's legislature, Mr Alvin Yeung could make history if the city's opposition wins an unprecedented majority in September elections. Or he could find himself disqualified before the campaign even starts.
At the same time, he was featured on decks of novelty playing cards handed out in the city showing pictures of prominent opposition figures superimposed against prison bars and listing their"crimes." The process is unfolding against the backdrop of a US presidential campaign in which President Donald Trump has sought to run against China, announcing last month that he would"begin the process" of revoking special trade privileges granted to the Asian financial centre because of its political autonomy.
Mr Tam Yiu-chung, Hong Kong's only representative to the NPC Standing Committee, wrote in a pro-establishment magazine this month that candidates who oppose the effort"should be disqualified." That would rule out just about all opposition candidates, with a Hong Kong Public Opinion Programme survey released May 29 showing 96 per cent of democracy supporters are against the legislation.
Still, Hong Kong authorities and their backers in Beijing have been raising the pressure on opposition politicians with a series of arrests and pointed statements. Several pro-democracy lawmakers have been charged in recent weeks with either joining or inciting people to participate in protests rejected by police.
Problem is, any government decision to bar candidates won't come until after they officially register as candidates between July 18 and July 31. The government has blocked nine candidates from running over their support for independence and self-determination since first taking the then-unprecedented step four years ago of banning politicians because of their political views.
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