In Hong Kong, ward council members are now required to swear to be loyal to the government, and the Hong Kong government has ruled that the seven democrats sworn in the first group are invalid.
Seven will be disqualified from parliament.
In Hong Kong, there is no and to the electoral system has been changed by China's Xi Jinping leadership as to advance the "rule of patriots", ward Parliament is now to be required to be sworn and loyal to the Hong Kong government rice field.
On the 10th of this month, 24 ward council members took an oath as the first group, but on the 15th, the Hong Kong government announced that seven of them had decided that the oath was invalid.
All seven are pro-democracy opposition to the government and will continue to lose their parliamentary status.
The Hong Kong government has not disclosed detailed reasons for invalidating the oaths of the seven people, but two of them, including Mr. Yeung Yuki, were related to the primary election held by the pro-democracy in July last year and the Hong Kong National Security Law. I have been charged with a violation.
Since June, many pro-democracy members have resigned themselves to avoid disqualification and criminal penalties, and the pro-democracy occupies more than 80% of the seats. More than half, or about 270, have already left the ward council.