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Hong Kong national security law: more opposition councillors face oath-taking ceremony on Friday
- Some 56 community politicians from five districts in Kowloon must pledge allegiance to city
- Previous ceremony for Hong Kong Island resulted in eight being unseated
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More than 50 district councillors will have to pledge allegiance to Hong Kong on Friday.
Sources told the Post that the oath-taking ceremonies would cover a total of 56 members from five Kowloon district councils – Sham Shui Po, Yau Tsim Mong, Kowloon City, Kwun Tong and Wong Tai Sin.
Under the national security law, which was imposed on Hong Kong in June last year, the requirement has been extended from the city’s top officials, legislators and judges to all public officers, including civil servants, district councillors, and members of the Election Committee, which will elect the city’s next leader in March.
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Of the 452 district councillors elected in 2019, 392 were from the opposition camp. But some 260 of those have since quit, with many fearing they would have to pay back their accrued salaries if disqualified.
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Earlier this month, 25 Hong Kong Island district councillors were asked to take their oaths one-by-one at the North Point Community Hall.
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