Violation of the Basic Law, national security law and other “nine crimes” will be DQ
The Hong Kong government introduced the Public Offices (Candidature and Tenure of Office) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2001 on 23rd, which specifies nine acts that will be considered as violations of the Basic Law’s oath-taking requirements for public officials, including advocating referendum, self-determination, etc. “Anyone who violates any of these acts will be disqualified (DQ) and will be prohibited from standing for election or holding office for five years.
Clearly define the nine acts in the negative list
The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr. Tsang Kwok-wai, held a press conference to explain that the Bill provides a clear definition of “upholding the Basic Law and pledging allegiance to the SAR” as required by the oath, divided into a “positive list” of six acts, and a “negative list” of nine acts. The Bill defines “support for the Basic Law and allegiance to the SAR” as “positive” and “negative”. Advocating for Hong Kong’s independence includes participating in organizations with the purpose of Hong Kong’s independence and self-determination, advocating for the sovereignty or right of self-determination, referendum, and constitutional reform; using illegal means to force or intimidate the Chief Executive to change policies or motions, opposing government motions without discrimination, using such means to coerce the government to prevent it from performing its duties and functions normally, or forcing the Chief Executive to step down or overthrowing the government, all of which fall under the “nine sins” of the negative list. The bill proposes that, in addition to the “Basic Law”, the “nine sins” should also be included.
The case proposes that, in addition to the “Basic Law” Article 104 listed in the Chief Executive, Legislative Council members and other major public officials, District Council members must also take an oath; if a member violates the oath after taking the oath, the Secretary for Justice will initiate legal proceedings to deal with the period of suspension until the court ruling, and if ruled to violate the oath, can not run for five years. The ordinance will be announced on March 26 and tabled at the Legislative Council on March 17.
Although there is no retroactive period 4 incumbent District Council members are afraid of DQ
As for whether to “love the country and love the party” to qualify to run for office, Zeng Guowei said that Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, has made it very clear on this point, love the country but undermine the essential characteristics of China, it does not make sense, “can allow different political views, but the red line is not to damage the Chinese Communist Party led by the socialist system”.
The bill is not set a specific retrospective period, but he does not deny that reference will be made to the past words and deeds of the people concerned to judge whether they support the Basic Law, if the past has been seen as not supporting, not loyal, theoretically do not meet the conditions, so once the bill is passed, the four incumbent district councillors Shum Ao Fai, Yuen Ka Wai, Cheng Tat Hung, Leung Fong Wai, who ran for the Legislative Council last year were disqualified, will be disqualified.
Beijing urged to set up a political integrity review committee
In response, Cheng Tat-hong and others criticized the government for distorting people’s perceptions of eligibility to run for office and for not tolerating dissent, depriving the opposition of political rights for Life. The first Time I saw this, I was able to get to the bottom of it.
The day before, Xia Baolong clearly proposed to ensure that “patriots rule Hong Kong”, “Sing Tao Daily” quoted Hong Kong “pro-establishment” views reported that Beijing may urge Hong Kong to set up a political integrity review The committee will examine whether candidates for various elections meet the criteria of “patriots”, including the Chief Executive, Legislative Council and District Council elections, meaning that the committee will have the power to decide who can run for office and enter the power structure.
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