HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong said on Friday the reasons for disqualifying him from running in elections for the legislature were “invalid and ridiculous.”
Wong said in a statement Hong Kong’s new national security was a “legal weapon used against dissidents”.
On Thursday, Hong Kong disqualified a dozen pro-democracy candidates from running in a key election, including Wong, citing reasons including collusion with foreign forces and opposition to the new China-imposed national security laws.
(Reporting by Yoyo Chow; Writing by Anne Marie Roantree; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
