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
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.
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.
“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.”