Hong Kong “Umbrella Movement” leader announces candidacy for constituency election on September 28, 17:33
The leader of Hong Kong ’s protest campaign “Umbrella Movement” five years ago announced his candidacy for the district elections scheduled for November. In Hong Kong, there are a number of cases where candidates for democratic candidates are not accepted in elections, and whether or not they are accepted this time will greatly affect the future of protests.
A member of the district council is scheduled to be held in November on the 28th when Mr. Huang Yong-gu, a leader of the Hong Kong democracy group “Hong Kong Shuji,” led the protest “Ambrella Movement” seeking democratic elections on the 28th. It was revealed that he was running for the election.
Mr. Huang said, “Through this election, citizens willing to fight for free elections and want to put pressure on the Hong Kong government and China.”
The constituency elections in Hong Kong are the only in Hong Kong, and 18 district councils, and all 452 seats are decided by direct voting by citizens, so it is said that it is easy to reflect the will of the citizens. The movement of candidacy among the young people participating in the activity has become active.
On the other hand, after the parasol movement, in the legislative elections that correspond to the parliament, there are a number of cases where people who are considered to be “independent of Hong Kong” are unable to run for candidacy as they touch the basic law equivalent to the Hong Kong constitution. Again, there is growing concern that the election authorities will not accept some candidates.
If no candidate for democracy, such as Mr. Huang, is admitted, a strong backlash from the citizens is inevitable, and the future of protests will be greatly affected.
Mr. Zhou of the Umbrella Movement “Citizens are growing and evolving”
Mr. Zhou Niwa, one of the leaders of the “Umbrella Movement”, responded to the interview on the 28th, a milestone in the five years since the “Umbrella Movement”, where Hong Kong's young people called for the realization of a democratic election.
Zhou said, “The series of protests has no leaders, unlike the umbrella campaign five years ago. However, citizens began to campaign for democratization in various places, I feel the evolution, which I couldn't have imagined five years ago. "
In addition, he said, “As the repression by the government and the police increases day by day, the anger of the citizens is getting more intense. I want to continue protests and cooperate with the international community.”