Tommy Cheung, one of the student leaders in the 2014 pro-democracy Occupy protests, has been disqualified from running as a candidate for the Chief Executive Election Committee on the grounds that he did not have “substantial connection” to the higher education sub-sector. Hong Kong’s leader is elected by the committee, which consists of 1,200 members representing four sectors, under which 38 sub-sectors … Continue reading Ex-student leader Tommy Cheung barred from running for Chief Exec. Election Committee