Oath-taking controversy in Hong Kong Legislative Council
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military
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gptkbp:category |
Hong Kong politics
2010s in Hong Kong Legislative controversies |
gptkbp:cause |
political tensions
alleged improper oath-taking interpretation of oath requirements |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Oath-taking controversy in Hong Kong Legislative Council
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gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:Hong_Kong_Legislative_Council
pro-Beijing legislators pro-democracy legislators |
gptkbp:legalActionAgainst |
disqualified legislators
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gptkbp:legalIssue |
gptkb:Department_of_Justice_(Hong_Kong)
gptkb:Hong_Kong_government |
gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Hong_Kong
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gptkbp:mainEvent |
oath-taking ceremony
disqualification of legislators |
gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
international media
local media |
gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Chan_Ho-tin
gptkb:Sixtus_Leung gptkb:Yau_Wai-ching gptkb:Nathan_Law gptkb:Lau_Siu-lai gptkb:Leung_Kwok-hung Edward Yiu |
gptkbp:publicReaction |
protests
international criticism petitions |
gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:2016_Hong_Kong_Legislative_Council_election
interpretation of Basic Law Article 104 2018 Hong Kong Legislative Council by-elections |
gptkbp:relatedLegislation |
gptkb:Basic_Law_of_Hong_Kong
Oaths and Declarations Ordinance (Hong Kong) |
gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:2014_Hong_Kong_protests
gptkb:Hong_Kong_independence_movement gptkb:2019–2020_Hong_Kong_protests gptkb:One_country,_two_systems Hong Kong Basic Law Article 104 National People's Congress Standing Committee interpretation |
gptkbp:result |
increased Beijing oversight
reduced opposition representation tightened oath-taking rules |
gptkbp:resultedIn |
legal challenges
public protests by-elections |
gptkbp:startDate |
2016
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sixtus_Leung
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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