Hong Kong’s High Court was asked on Monday to disqualify nearly a dozen more localist and pan-democrat lawmakers on the eve of its much-anticipated ruling on the validity of the oaths taken by two young radicals last month. A week after the country’s top legislature interpreted the city’s mini-constitution to shut out independence advocacy in the Legislative Council, a member of pro-establishment group Voice of Loving Hong Kong claimed in a fresh judicial review application that 11 other lawmakers also did not deserve their seats. In his submission, Ricky Chan Ka-wai, a restaurant waiter, asked that all newly elected lawmakers who had failed to be sworn in “sincerely” be stripped of their Legco seats. He questioned the conduct of 11 pan-democrat legislators, including Dr Fernando Cheung Chiu-hung, Roy Kwong Chun-yu, Lam Cheuk-ting, Andrew Wan Siu-kin and Helena Wong Pik-wan. These five names were not included in a separate judicial review application against eight other Legco members lodged last Wednesday by Robin Cheng Yuk-kai, a veteran member of the Taxi Drivers and Operators Association. That means Chan’s bid has brought the total number of localist and pan-democratic lawmakers facing legal challenges over their oaths to 15. Youngspiration’s Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang and Yau Wai-ching were the first to be taken to court by the city’s leader and justice minister for “declining” to take their oaths. The pair caused a storm by declaring allegiance to a “Hong Kong nation” and pronouncing “China” in a manner deemed as an insult to the country. The others are accused of adopting such tactics as chanting slogans and using props during their swearing-in ceremony – conduct described as “insincere” last week by senior mainland officials. The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress pre-empted Hong Kong’s court in the case of the Youngspiration pair by issuing a ruling on November 7. The nation’s top legislature stated that under Article 104 of the Basic Law , legislators would face instant disqualification for failing to take their oaths “sincerely”. Watch: thousands attend rally opposing Hong Kong independence In the latest claim, Ricky Chan said the lawmakers in question had shown “disrespect” for the legislature. “They saw Legco as their playground,” Chan said outside court, noting that Andrew Wan had paused unnecessarily when he read out the words “People’s Republic of China”. Chan’s judicial review application named Legco secretary general Kenneth Chen Wei-on, who administered the oaths on October 12, as a respondent. The waiter did not hire a lawyer. In a separate claim, taxi driver Robin Cheng accused lawmakers Raymond Chan Chi-chuen, Cheng Chung-tai, Eddie Chu Hoi-dick, Lau Siu-lai, Nathan Law Kwun-chung, “Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung, Shiu Ka-chun and Edward Yiu Chung-yim of failing to take their vows properly. Neither former justice secretary Elsie Leung Oi-sie nor former president of the Legislative Council Jasper Tsang Yuk-sing believed many lawmakers facing a possible judicial review would be disqualified. “I also do not believe that a large portion of the lawmakers will lose their seats,” Elsie Leung said on an RTHK programme on Monday. Democratic Party vice-president Andrew Wan said he had adopted his own rhythm during his swearing in, comparing his delivery to that of President Xi Jinping making speeches. The party’s Lam Cheuk-ting insisted he had taken his oath solemnly, and dismissed Chan’s legal challenge as “laughable”. Additional reporting by Phila Siu