Forty-nine pro-democracy ward council members in Hong Kong were disqualified as members after their oath of loyalty to the government was found invalid.
Many pro-democracy groups have abandoned political participation in preparation for the legislative council elections to be held in December.
In Hong Kong, as the electoral system was changed by China's Xi Jinping leadership to promote "patriotic rule," ward council members are now required to swear to be loyal to the Hong Kong government. ..
In response, 211 incumbent ward council members have been asked to swear in four groups since last month, of which the Hong Kong government has sworn in 16 of the last sworn groups on the 21st. Announced that it was judged invalid.
As a result, a total of 49 pro-democracy people were judged to have invalidated their oaths due to their activities so far, and were disqualified as members of the Diet.
On the other hand, there are nearly 60 pro-democracy who have been judged to have an oath valid, and it seems that the Hong Kong government wants to emphasize the position that the new system does not exclude all pro-democracy.
However, this time, many democratic politicians, including those who have lost their parliamentary status, have to give up political participation, and in the legislative council election held in December, democracy The focus is on how much the faction can run for.