2016 Legislative Council oath-taking controversy

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2016_Legislative_Council_oath-taking_controversy
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:cause disqualification of legislators
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2016 Legislative Council oath-taking controversy
gptkbp:impact public protests
increased tensions between pro-Beijing and pro-democracy camps
gptkbp:legalIssue gptkb:National_People's_Congress_Standing_Committee
gptkb:Hong_Kong_government
gptkbp:legalOutcome interpretation of Basic Law Article 104
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international
local
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Sixtus_Leung
gptkb:Yau_Wai-ching
gptkb:Nathan_Law
gptkb:Lau_Siu-lai
gptkb:Leung_Kwok-hung
Edward Yiu
Yiu Chung-yim
gptkbp:relatedTo Hong Kong Basic Law
Oaths and Declarations Ordinance
gptkbp:result disqualification of several pro-democracy and localist legislators
gptkbp:startDate 2016
gptkbp:topic gptkb:Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:triggeredBy altered oaths during swearing-in ceremony
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Youngspiration
gptkb:Yau_Wai-ching
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7