[Joshua Wong thanks Hongkongers for their votes in democratic primaries] 1/ Joshua Wong expressed his thanks to Hongkongers who cast their votes in the primaries for the upcoming Legislative Council election held by the pro-democracy camp.https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/joshua-wong-thanks-hongkongers-for-their-votes-in-democratic-primaries/ …
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2/ In the preliminary results of the electronic votes unveiled on Monday (13/7) night, Wong bagged more than 30,000 votes, topping the poll in the Kowloon East constituency in the primaries. More than 610,000 residents in the city cast their ballots in the poll.pic.twitter.com/3inHWyePoU
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3/ Wong offered his statement in Chinese and English on Facebook on Tuesday, expressing his thanks to the Hong Kong people who voted for him as well as appreciating for the effort made by his team members and partners including
@JannelleRLeung, a Kwun Tong district councillor.pic.twitter.com/1F4ocn5lW8
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4/ In his Chinese comments, Wong thanked the Hong Kong people for granting the popular mandate to the “resistance bloc”, while he noted the results reflected the citizens expected potential lawmakers to give a full struggle in the city’s legislature.pic.twitter.com/ebu9HkZvw8
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5/ Wong pointed out that the results of the primaries show the candidates’ will of resistance would come under the voters’ scrutiny, including how devoted relevant political figures would be to protests, whether they would adopt a clear attitude regarding rule of law.pic.twitter.com/6xoa8ai7Dx
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6/ A will of resistance entails a struggle through physical means and presence in any key voting, according to Wong. He expressed his hope of transforming the city’s legislative chamber into a field of resistance.pic.twitter.com/Adovv8RUgU
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7/ Wong believes the administration is mapping out a big move to disqualify certain opposition figures from running in the upcoming Legco election, without directly talking about any issue concerning his odds of being ousted from the race in September.pic.twitter.com/QPIl8WyIid
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8/ Wong hopes members of the pro-democracy camp can be well prepared and take the Legco election in September seriously, regardless of whether they participated in the primaries and ended up winning the primaries. No more infighting can be allowed within the camp, he added.pic.twitter.com/2pKM2vqWB6
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9/ He believes the primaries had sent a clear message to the world that Hongkongers have not surrendered, saying he would show his support to more comrades as the Legco race is approaching in September.pic.twitter.com/xKGQTTRh8W
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10/ Wong reiterated humbleness as he noted that at least half of the pan-democratic voters did not vote in the primaries. He would solicit support from voters of defeated candidates. At the end, Wong stressed he never forgets those in custody, saying: “Glory to Hong Kong.”pic.twitter.com/F2CWjSF135
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