It is time for Canada to go beyond “concern”, “deep concern”, or “grave concern”, and to respond to the Chinese government’s gross violations of human rights and international law by imposing Magnitsky Sanctions against those responsible. #cdnpoli#china
Good to talk to @MrJohnNicolson @talkRADIO about Hong Kong All-Party Parliamentary Group report on the treatment of humanitarian workers there, and today’s international statement on the LegCo elections
#StandWithHongKong
https://t.co/XS2vUPEfJA
UK, New Zealand, US, Canada and Australia express grave concerns at postponement of Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong, and disqualification of opposition candidates. ⤵️
Mass barring of pro-democracy legislators from running in LegCo elections (which may be delayed anyway). Not surprising, but also death knell for any pretense HK had to even a semi democratic system.
#BREAKING: Pro-democracy activists Lester Shum and Tiffany Yuen and politicians Alvin Yeung, Dennis Kwok, Tat Cheng and Kwok Ka-ki are barred from contesting in the upcoming legislative election, local media report, and as many as 12 people are disqualified. #HongKongProtests
First they ban dining in, then they arrest some teenagers on suspicion of breaking the national security law, then they retracted the dine-in ban, and now this.
For every 12 hours, something absolutely ridiculous happens in #hongkong.
#BREAKING 🇨🇳 Beijing bars at least 12 pro-democracy candidates from running in the upcoming September Hong Kong elections.
The list includes:
Joshua Wong @joshuawongcf
Alvin Yeung @AlvinYeungnk
Dennis Kwok @cpdenniskwok
amongst others.
Wow. According to the Hong Kong government, "expressing an objection in principle to the enactment of the National Security Law" means you don't uphold the Basic Law, and can't be a member of the Legislative Council.
https://t.co/ei8yKXRSKx
🇭🇰 JUST IN: Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong @joshuawongcf is among those barred from upcoming Hong Kong legislative elections, SCMP reports. More @business: https://t.co/x5x9AK0Uzf #香港
It is not democracy, if the government decides, which opposition candidates are allowed. At least 12 Hong Kong opposition candidates barred from Legislative Council bids.
https://t.co/kO71CVahjG
So the disqualifications start even as #HongKong government considers postponing Legislative Council elections.
Total disenfranchisement. Totally outrageous.
@DominicRaab it is time to add #CarrieLam and #HK and #China officials to the #Magnitsky sanctions list.
[I was just disqualified from LegCo election, despite being the biggest winner in #Hkprimaries]
1. Few minutes ago, I was just disqualified from running in the upcoming LegCo election in #Hongkong, even though I got the highest vote share in the primary, w/ 30000+ votes obtained