Hong Kong authorities have proposed disqualifying anyone convicted of offences endangering national security from being nominated to run in a Legislative Council election or serving as a lawmaker.
The Electoral Affairs Commission said a public consultation for the proposed guidelines, which include several changes related to national security, was launched on Thursday and would wrap up on August 1.
The proposals were shared months before the next Legco election on December 7, the second to be…
National security offenders to be disqualified from Hong Kong’s Legco elections
