Western-backed Hong Kong protest poster-boy Joshua Wong to run for local office

Joshua Wong at a protest outside police headquarters in Hong Kong, June 2019. AFP Anthony Wallace

Joshua Wong, the young figurehead of the anti-Beijing protests in Hong Kong, is planning to contest the upcoming local election. He is just back from touring Berlin and Washington, where he sought help to keep pressure on China.

The 22-year-old activist announced his plans on Saturday to run in the local election, set for November. His statement coincided with the anniversary of the 2014 mass protests in Hong Kong, China’s self-governing territory, in which Wong had also participated.

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