1 2021-05-21 16:53:12Xinhua
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A law that requires Hong Kong s public officers including district councilors to take an oath to uphold the Basic Law and bear allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) was published in the Gazette and came into force on Friday.
Upholding the Basic Law and bearing allegiance to the HKSAR is the legal requirement and the precondition for public officers and is also the fundamental obligation and responsibility of people standing for election or taking up public office, HKSAR Chief Executive Carrie Lam said while signing the law on Thursday.
CE signs Public Offices (Candidacy and Taking Up Offices)(Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2021 (with photos)
CE signs Public Offices (Candidacy and Taking Up Offices)(Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2021 (with photos)
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (May 20) signed in accordance with Article 48(3) of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (the Basic Law) the Public Offices (Candidacy and Taking Up Offices)(Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2021 (the Ordinance) passed by the Legislative Council (LegCo). The Ordinance will come into effect after it is published in the Gazette tomorrow (May 21). “Upholding the Basic Law and bearing allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is the legal requirement and the precondition
2021-05-20 16:35:40 GMT2021-05-21 00:35:40(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
HONG KONG, May 20 (Xinhua) A law that requires Hong Kong s public officers to take an oath to uphold the Basic Law and bear allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will be published and take effect on Friday.
HKSAR Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Thursday signed the Public Offices (Candidacy and Taking Up Offices)(Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2021.
The related bill was introduced into the Legislative Council for the first and second reading on March 17 and was passed by lawmakers on May 12.
The ordinance explains the meaning of upholding the Basic Law and bearing allegiance to the HKSAR, introduces the oath-taking requirement for members of the District Councils and specifies oath-taking requirements.
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HKSAR s legislature requires district councilors to take oath By GANG WEN in Hong Kong | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-05-13 07:57 Share CLOSE Photo taken on March 12, 2021 shows the exterior of the headquarters of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government and the Legislative Council in Hong Kong. [Photo/Xinhua]
Hong Kong s legislature passed a bill on Wednesday that requires district councilors to swear allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region when assuming office. The bill will come into effect on May 21.
The Public Offices (Candidacy and Taking Up Offices)(Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2021 was passed by a 40-to-1 vote.
The bill requires district councilors to take the oath, which was previously required only to five categories of public servants. Those who decline or neglect to do so, or breach their oath, will be disqualified and banned from running for public office for five