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China refuses to accept Hong Kong High Court's ruling on unconstitutionality of Face Mask Ban

Editor’s note: On 4 Oct, the Hong Kong Government invoked the rarely-used colonial-era Emergency Regulations Ordinance to implement the prohibition
on Face Covering Regulation (PFCR), an anti-mask law[46] in response to the ongoing protest this year.

(19 Nov) Hong Kong's High Court has ruled on Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation (Cap. 241K) yesterday (18 Nov) that “The restrictions it imposes on fundamental rights [...] go further than is reasonably necessary,” and was therefore unconstitutional. For that, Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council spokesperson YANG Guang expressed grave concerns over the serious and negative implications on the society by such ruling, and said this was a blatant challenge to the authority of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC), as well as the ruling power endowed to the chief executive by law. He said this would create serious and negative effect on the society and police, and would closely monitor the continuing development of the case.

Source: Hong Kong Economics Journal
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Pro-democracy Lawmakers in HK Vow Mass Resignation over any Disqualification by the Authorities

According to sources, Beijing planned to remove certain pro-democratic legislators from Hong Kong's Legislative Council.

Pro-democracy camp's convener Wu Chi-wai said that all pro-democracy legislators had agreed that once the PRC's National People's Congress Standing Committee (#NPCSC) had decided to disqualify pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong, they would resign en masse without regrets. This is to show the Chinese Communist Party and the world that, they were strongly against the regime's abusive interference in Hong Kong's legislature.

Wu added that if the NPCSC disqualifies any democrats , this would only mean that the democratic camp had incurred Beijing's wrath by carrying their duty to monitor the government.

Wu also criticized Beijing's unconstitutional decision of disqualification, which reflected CCP's blatant disrespect to Hong Kong people's voices and opinions.

Wu slammed the pro-Beijing camp, who supported the dismissal of the democrats for the use of filibustering. Wu stated that the Basic Law had conferred the lawmakers the power to supervise the government and call for the quorum to be counted in the chamber.

Wu criticized that it was ridiculous for the pro-Beijing legislators to palm off the responsibility of 'failing to convene the meeting' to the pro-democrats.

When asked whether he was regretted choosing to remain in the chamber for another year, Wu answered that the core of the problem lied in the government, who cannot even tolerate the lawmakers exercising their power to vet the bills conferred by the council's rules of procedure.

Source: Apple Daily #Nov9
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Beijing Disqualify Elected Legislators in Hong Kong to Silence Critics, says #FiveEyesAlliance

The Five Eyes Alliance, an intelligence coalition formed by the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, issued a joint statement expressing serious concern regarding decision of China's Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC) on “Issues Relating to the Qualification of the Members of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region”, which resulted in the disqualification of four elected legislators, describing it as part of a campaign to silence all critical voices.

The statement urge Chinese government to reconsider their decision, and immediately reinstate the Legislative Council members. It stated that for the the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong, China and Hong Kong authorities must respect the channels for the people of Hong Kong to express their legitimate concerns and opinions. It further reminds China as a leading member of the international community, is expected to live up to its international commitments and its duty to the people of Hong Kong.

Source: Stand News #Nov19

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China Axes Hong Kong's Electoral System to Boost Influence

Source: Stand News #Mar30

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China Axes Hong Kong's Electoral System to Boost Influence

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On March 30, 2021, Beijing imposed an overhaul in Hong Kong's electoral system. After a two-day meeting, the PRC's National People’s Congress Standing Committee (#NPCSC) directly amended two annexes in Hong Kong's Basic Law. All these changes will come into immediate effect on March 31, 2021.

In the Election Committee to select the Chief Executive, all 117 district councillor seats are eliminated.

The seats are replaced by “representatives of members of area committees”, including members of the government-appointed District Fight Crime Committees, the District Fire Safety Committee of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories, as well as representatives of associations of Hong Kong residents in the mainland.

A new sector will be added. They are deputies to the PRC's National People’s Congress (#NPC), the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (#CPPCC), as well as representatives of “Hong Kong members of relevant national organisations”.

As for the Legislative Council (#LegCo), the number of directly elected seats in the geographical constituency will be reduced. The District Councillor seats within the LegCo are to be removed.

The changes are likely to increase the influence of the pro-Establishment camp while ridding of the role of the locally elected District Councillors.

The District Council election had been the only direct election in Hong Kong since the Handover in 1997. In the 2019 election, the pro-democracy camp had a landslide victory across the territory, winning 388 seats to the pro-Beijing camp's 59.

Source: Stand News #Mar30

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