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470 councillors swear oath of allegiance under supervision of home affairs chief Alice Mak
Chief Executive John Lee outlines four requirements for district councillors, including safeguarding national security by supporting legislation of Article 23 of Basic Law
Hong Kong’s leader has ordered the city’s new district councillors to support the legislation of a local version of the national security law as they pledged to serve as a bridge between the government and their respective communities during an oath-taking ceremony.
The 470 councillors on Monday swore an oath of allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the city’s mini-constitution, the Basic Law, under the supervision of Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen at the government headquarters in Admiralty.
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