HONG KONG Hong Kong formally kicked off a two-week registration period for candidates to run in a key legislative election in September, amid fears authorities might try to disqualify an assertive young generation of democrats.
The citywide poll will be a crucial battleground for the city s democratic opposition to try to reclaim some political influence in the wake of tough national security laws China imposed on June 30.
These laws have been decried by critics, including the United States, as a death knell for the city s freedoms and autonomy from China.
Chinese and Hong Kong officials, however, say the laws will bring stability to the financial hub after a restive year, and only affect a very small minority of troublemakers .
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