My Op-ed in @washingtonpost:
1/ Beijing can bar me from running, but I refuse to be silenced. Democracy begins on the ground — and China cannot silence us all.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/11/01/china-can-silence-me-it-cant-silence-hong-kongs-movement/ …
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3/ When I first decided to run for the district council position, I understood that Beijing might decide to thwart my candidacy. The decision, and the suspicious way it was made, exposes to the world just how much Hong Kong is already under Beijing’s authoritarian grip.
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4/ My candidacy may have been barred. But our movement continues. My colleague Kelvin Lam has decided to run in my place. Angus Wong & Tiffany Yuen who were staffers under
@nathanlawkc, a lawmaker disqualified by Beijing — are also running for office. https://www.facebook.com/joshuawongchifung/photos/a.313299448762570/2575619705863855 …pic.twitter.com/8d3UvY3bxV
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