Party General Secretary and Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated that the central government must maintain ‘‘overall’’ or ‘‘comprehensive’’ jurisdiction over Hong Kong and Macau while ensuring a ‘‘high degree of autonomy”. 高度自治
Government officials from the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) who review nomination applications (‘‘returning officers’’) 18 rejected the nomination of several candidates,19 including Demosisto¯ Party candidate Agnes Chow on grounds that her affiliated party’s platform promoting ‘‘self-determination’’ contradicts the Basic Law.20 自決
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY-ELECTION SUBJECTED TO ‘‘POLITICAL SCREENING’’
In March 2018, a Legislative Council (LegCo) by-election was held to replace legislative seats vacated by four out of six disqualified pro-democracy legislators.10 The Hong Kong High Court disqualified six legislators in 2016 and 2017,11 citing the interpretation on oath-taking issued by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee in November 2016 12 and deeming the legislators’ oaths invalid 政治審查
to levy financial sanctions or deny U.S. entry visas to Chinese officials complicit in torture and arbitrary detentions; severe religious freedom restrictions; and forced abortions, sterilizations, or human trafficking, including human trafficking for the purpose of organ removal.
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