Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong quits democracy group Demosisto


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Joshua Wong - A + A HONG KONG (June 30): Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong said today he is stepping down as leader of his democracy group Demosisto, just hours after media reported that Beijing had passed national security legislation for the Chinese-ruled city. Wong has said he will be a "prime target" of Beijing's national security law, which critics fear will crush freedoms in the former British colony. Chinese and Hong Kong authorities have said the law is necessary to tackle separatism, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with foreign forces following anti-government protests that escalated in June last year. Wong...