Lawmakers at a Legislative Council meeting on Monday called for additional requirements for candidates disclosing foreign citizenship. Photo: Winson Wong
Hong Kong elections overhaul: pro-establishment lawmakers urge government to require candidates to publicly disclose foreign citizenship
- Lawmakers insist that future election hopefuls should reveal any ties to other countries, though the law allows foreign nationals to sit in the legislature and Election Committee
- ‘Privacy was considered important in the past,’ lawmaker Paul Tse says. ‘But now we should attach greater importance to allegiance and national security’
Lawmakers at a Legislative Council meeting on Monday called for additional requirements for candidates disclosing foreign citizenship. Photo: Winson Wong