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 held since the process was overhauled to follow a “patriots only” system.
The changes include the disqualification of anyone convicted of offences that endanger national security from being nominated or elected as a lawmaker, in adherence to the city’s existing national security legislation.
Members of the Election Committee who are convicted of the same offences are also barred from voting in the polls for the Election Committee constituency.
Election candidates will also be prohibited from sending by mail any publications that constitute a national security risk.
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