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		</div><p>Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has filed candidacy papers for upcoming legislative elections in Hong Kong, where the new national security law could prevent opposition candidates from taking seats.</p>
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<p>Mr Wong was one of the top candidates emerging from unofficial primaries held by the pro-democracy camp as it aims to win a majority of seats in the 70-seat legislature in the September elections. He told reporters: “We hope to let the world to know how we choose not to surrender, how we choose not to kowtow to China.”</p>
<figure id="attachment_159107" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-159107" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/DD4E37B7-BED4-44E5-9DB2-55967ED80C3C.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="426" class="size-full wp-image-159107" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-159107" class="wp-caption-text">The move comes amid a controversial national security law which bans ‘secessionist, subversive and terrorist acts’</figcaption></figure>
<p>Critics of the national security law Beijing imposed on the semi-autonomous territory on June 30 fear it may be used to thwart pro-democracy candidates. The sweeping law bans secessionist, subversive and terrorist acts, as well as banning colluding with foreign forces to intervene in the city’s affairs.</p>
<p>The law also states that anyone convicted of endangering national security will be disqualified from running in city elections or holding public office. The 23-year-old Mr Wong has been imprisoned twice for participating in 2014 pro-democracy protests. He also regularly speaks out against Beijing’s tightening control over the city and often meets with elected officials and politicians from the US and other countries.</p>
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<p>He said: “With the threat of being extradited to China, with the uncertainty of being sent to a black jail in Beijing, with the possibility of facing a life sentence … I still hope to run for office and receive people’s mandate, and let the world know that we will continue our fight until our last breath.”</p>
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<p>In 2017, four pro-democracy legislators including Nathan Law were unseated from the legislature after a court found that they had not taken their oaths and pledged allegiance to Beijing appropriately. Two other pro-democracy representatives were disqualified in 2016 for invalidated oaths.</p>
<p>Mr Law fled Hong Kong for the UK after the security law was enacted and has said he will continue advocating for democracy in Hong Kong while abroad.</p>
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