HONG KONG (AP) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam gave her clear support today to electoral reforms that would likely further exclude opposition voices an
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam gave her clear support Tuesday to electoral reforms that would likely further exclude opposition voices and cement .
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2021 06:01 PM MYT
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang Kwok-wai (centre) speaks during a news conference to announce changes to election and oath taking rules, in Hong Kong, China February 23, 2021. Reuters pic
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HONG KONG, Feb 23 Hong Kong’s government will gazette a bill later this week that will require community level district councils to pledge an oath of allegiance to the Chinese-ruled city’s mini-constitution, further stifling democratic opposition.
Secretary for Mainland and Constitutional Affairs Eric Tsang said politicians deemed insincere would be blocked from office, releasing details of the bill a day after a senior official in China’s cabinet said provisions should be made to ensure “patriots” were running Hong Kong.