Hong Kong: Statement by the Spokesperson on the expulsion of democratically elected district councillors and the shrinking space for civil society
The authorities in Hong Kong have deployed the new provisions for candidacy and taking up of public offices to expel 49 democratically elected District Councillors from their seats. A first group of more than 210 pro-democracy District Councillors felt compelled to resign from their positions before the process started.
Read full statement here.