Hong Kong activist on bail says court overturning legislative elections ban "not a complete victory"

Record ID: 1429671

  • Title: Hong Kong activist on bail says court overturning legislative elections ban "not a complete victory"
  • Date: 2nd September 2019
  • Summary: HONG KONG, CHINA (SEPTEMBER 2, 2019) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST AGNES SHOW LEAVING BUILDING CHOW HOLDING COURT DOCUMENT (SOUNDBITE) (Cantonese) PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS, AGNES CHOW, SAYING: "I'll say that the result this time is not a complete victory because the judgement reaffirm the power of the returning officer to decide the candidate's political stance and to disqualify the basic right of getting involved in the election. I won the election partition this time because of the procedural justice, because the judgement, or the judge believe that candidates, any candidate should be given chances, should be given opportunity to explain their political view before being disqualified, but even we won the point on the procedural justice the returning officer still has the authority to disqualify a person by their political stance. CHOW GIVING NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS, AGNES CHOW, SAYING: "The judgement this time only said that any person who get involved in the election should be given an opportunity to explain his or her political stance, so even you know, in the future when we have an election, the returning officer have the, should, you know, ask any candidates their political stance before deciding whether to disqualify or not to disqualify a person." CHOW SHOWING DOCUMENT
  • Embargoed: 16th September 2019 06:38
  • Keywords: Hong Kong protest activist Agnes Chow
  • Location: HONG KONG, CHINA
  • City: HONG KONG, CHINA
  • Country: Hong Kong
  • Topics: Society/Social Issues
  • Reuters ID: LVA001AUYR8ZR
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: PART AUDIO QUALITY AS INCOMING
    Pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow said on Monday (September 2) a Hong Kong court decision overturning a ban for her to run in the legislative elections was "not a complete victory".
    Chow, who was currently out on bail together with her colleague Joshua Wong after being arrested last week for allegedly organising an unauthorised rally, said the court only recognised her appeal because the officer in charge did not give her sufficient time to respond. The officer in charge can still disqualify anyone from running in the next elections they deem to be pro-democratic, she added.
    In 2018, Chow was disqualified from running in the elections due to her affiliation with pro-democracy group Demosisto. She later filed an appeal challenging the decision.
    (Production: Ebrahim Harris, Peter Blaza)
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