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Localist group Demosisto should be outlawed like Hong Kong National Party for its self-determination calls, Beijing adviser Priscilla Leung says

Basic Law Committee member says promoting city’s self-determination is no different to calling for independence

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Priscilla Leung is a member of the Basic Law Committee and a legislator. Photo: Nora Tam

Localist group Demosisto should be banned in the same way as the separatist Hong Kong National Party (HKNP) for advocating self-determination, according to a member of the Basic Law Committee, which advises the Chinese government on the city’s mini-constitution.

The group, co-founded by Occupy movement icon Joshua Wong Chi-fung, said it would not be deterred by such calls.

Speaking after a televised forum on Sunday, Priscilla Leung Mei-fun said promoting the city’s self-determination was no different to calling for independence.

Demosisto’s Nathan Law Kwun-chung (left) and Joshua Wong. Photo: Felix Wong
Demosisto’s Nathan Law Kwun-chung (left) and Joshua Wong. Photo: Felix Wong

“In the context of international law, self-determination is only applicable to sovereign countries … Hong Kong is not an independent sovereign,” she said.

“Self-determination, advocated by these political parties … is equivalent to advocating independence of Hong Kong.”

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