Hong Kong democracy activist 'Long Hair' charged as elections loom


  • World
  • Thursday, 23 Jun 2016

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung has been charged with failing to declare a donation of HK$250,000 ($32,000) from a media tycoon and outspoken critic of China, the Chinese-ruled city's corruption watchdog said on Thursday.

The charge comes at a time of mounting political tension in Hong Kong with a growing trend of radical activists forming political groups and staging disruptive protests calling for democracy for Hong Kong or independence.

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