Oath-taking controversy in Hong Kong Legislative Council

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
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
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Hong_Kong_Legislative_Council
pro-Beijing legislators
pro-democracy legislators
gptkbp:legalActionAgainst disqualified legislators
gptkbp:legalIssue gptkb:Department_of_Justice_(Hong_Kong)
gptkb:Hong_Kong_government
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hong_Kong
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
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sixtus_Leung
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8