The Hong Kong government has announced that it has disqualified the legislative council as a pro-democracy member under a new system that pre-screens candidates for elections based on "patriotism."
Under the leadership of Xi Jinping leadership of China, it will be the first case qualification is deprived by the new election system, which was introduced in Hong Kong in May this year.
Hong Kong government No. 2 John Lee announced at a press conference on the 26th that he had disqualified Cheng Chung-tai, a pro-democracy member of the legislative council.
When other Democratic lawmakers resigned in a group last November, Chung will continue to be a member of the Diet and will be appointed as an election committee member who can vote in the election of the top government chief director in March next year. It was expected to be done.
However, according to Parliamentary Vice-Minister Lee, Chung was judged unsuitable for the election committee by a judging committee meeting held before the election of the election committee next month.
As a result, he has lost his qualification as a legislative council member and will not be able to run for elections for the next five years.
Regarding this reason, Parliamentary Vice-Minister Lee explained that Mr. Chung "judged that he was not loyal to the basic law, which is the constitution of Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong government."
The Judging Committee is the body that determines whether candidates are "patriots" under the Hong Kong National Security Law, which cracks down on anti-government movements during elections in Hong Kong.
This year May, newly provided by the electoral system, which was reviewed under the leadership of Xi Jinping leadership of China, to make the decision of disqualification, this is the first time.
Cheng Chung-tai "It's a strange decision whether it's legal or not."
Mr. Cheng Chung-tai, who was disqualified, said at a press conference, "The Judging Committee asked me about my words and actions, my writings, my activities as a member of the Diet, and my involvement with foreign powers. It's unclear if it will be stripped. "
On top of that, Mr. Chung mentioned that China's National People's Congress decided to extend the term of office of members of the Diet as the legislative council election, which was supposed to be held in September last year, was postponed. It's a strange decision, is it legal to disqualify as a member of the Diet this time, even though the extension of the term has been approved? "