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A vetting committee has been set up in Hong Kong to screen out unpatriotic candidates in elections.
Hong Kong electoral overhaul: Vetting committee to use previous words, actions to determine unpatriotic candidates ANI | Updated: Apr 04, 2021 10:31 IST
Hong Kong, April 4 (ANI): Under China s overhaul of the electoral system of Hong Kong, a vetting committee has been set up to screen out unpatriotic candidates, which will consider previous actions and words by an individual, according to the city s justice minister.
Hong Kong s Justice Secretary Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah said the new committee would receive advice from the police s national security unit and a commission led by the chief executive and supervised by Beijing, before making a decision, reported South China Morning Post (SCMP).
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The bill is expected to pave the way for the mass disqualification of opposition district councillors.
Pro-Beijing lawmakers in Hong Kong join rivals in warning potential abuse of new bill on public office holders ANI | Updated: Apr 02, 2021 13:25 IST
Hong Kong, April 2 (ANI): Some pro-Beijing lawmakers in Hong Kong have joined political rivals in a rare show of unity to warn against possible abuse of a proposed bill that seeks to ensure the allegiance of public office holders.
According to South China Morning Post (SCMP), the concerns were raised as legislators met on Thursday to examine the draft legislation, formally called the Public Offices (Candidacy and Taking Up Offices) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2021, which mainly seeks to extend current requirements of a loyalty pledge from government officials and lawmakers to include members of the city s 18 district councils.
Hong Kong electoral changes by China do not represent will of residents: US envoy ANI | Updated: Apr 01, 2021 22:17 IST
Hong Kong, April 1 (ANI): China s drastic overhaul of Hong Kong s electoral system would neither produce any meaningful democratic results nor represent the inclusive and credible will of Hongkongers, the United States top envoy to the city said on Thursday.
US Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau Hanscom Smith, according to South China Morning Post, said: The recent changes . rubber-stamped by the National People s Congress will reshape Hong Kong s electoral landscape even more dramatically, packing [the Legislative Council] and the committee that selects the chief executive with its own hand-picked supporters and subjecting all candidates for office to a screening for ill-defined patriotism.