Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp has seen a dramatic shift since a millennial Demosisto party candidate became the city’s youngest lawmaker in 2016. Nathan Law, who was ousted from office for flubbing his swearing-in oath, is supporting a candidate running on behalf of fragmented opposition groups in Sunday’s special
HONG KONG—In the fall of 2016, a millennial pro-democracy candidate became the city’s youngest lawmaker, elected by voters in the most affluent district and unleashing a new political force opposed to Beijing’s creeping control.
Eighteen months on, that candidate, 24-year-old Nathan Law, has been ousted from office for flubbing his swearing-in oath in a perceived snub to Chinese rule.
