A top leadership candidate in Hong Kong has been banned from running in the upcoming elections after the government declared he "cannot possibly fulfill his duties as a legislator" while also pledging allegiance to his pro-independence party. Chan Ho-tin of the Hong Kong National Party is part of a separatist movement that is largely on the fringe but gaining momentum ahead of the September election. Election officers have issued warnings to all candidates that they must vow to uphold Hong Kong's mini-constitution, officially called the Basic Law. It's a doctrine that includes a declaration stating the city is an "inalienable" part of China. Read more
