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4 Legislative Council-elects complete their oath to formally assume office

2022-12-19T02:16:34.949Z


4 candidates who won the by-election of the Legislative Council Election Committee, including Chen Yongguang from the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, Huang Jinhui, deputy dean of the Faculty of Engineering at CUHK, He Jingkang, Central Committee member of the New Democratic Party, and Shang Hailong, general manager of Shangtang Technology Hong Kong Company, this morning


4 candidates who won the by-election of the Legislative Council Election Committee, including the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) Chen Yongguang, the vice dean of the Faculty of Engineering of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Huang Jinhui, the central committee member of the New Democratic Party, He Jingkang, and the general manager of Shangtang Technology Hong Kong Company, Shang Hailong, at 10:00 this morning Sworn in at the Legislative Council Chamber, supervised by Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao.

"Hong Kong 01" will continue to follow up the oath throughout the process.


【10:07】The last person to take the oath is Huang Jinhui.

However, the Secretary-General pointed out that he was unclear when he took the oath and asked him to read the oath again.

Finally, the swearing-in ceremony is completed

[10:05] The third person to take the oath is Chen Yongguang from the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of China

【10:04】Afterwards, Shang Hailong took the oath, and both he and He Jingkang took the oath in Cantonese

[10:03] Four by-elects of the Legislative Council Election Committee took an oath in the Legislative Council Chamber. The oath was supervised by Chief Executive Li Jiachao and witnessed by Legislative Council Chairman Liang Junyan. He Jingkang of the New Democratic Party was the first elected person to take the oath

The by-election was carried out smoothly yesterday, and the oath-taking ceremony for the elected candidates was held today so that they can participate in the work of the Parliament.

The government pointed out that the oath of a member of parliament is legally binding, and the oath taker must sincerely believe in and strictly abide by the statutory oath.

If the oath-taker makes a false oath or engages in violation of the oath after taking the oath, he shall bear legal responsibility according to law.

The government will announce whether the oath is valid after the oath ceremony.

The Legislative Council by-election this time is due to the resignation of members Zhang Guojun, Mak Meijuan, Sun Dong and Lam Zhiyuan to join the government, vacating seats.

There were 6 people competing for 4 seats. As a result, Chen Yongguang won the seat with 1,028 votes, Huang Jinhui won 983 votes, He Jingkang won 833 votes, and Shang Hailong won 812 votes. Four people successfully won the seats.

However, Huang Ziqian, director of the National Hong Kong and Macau Studies Association, and Li Guangyu of the Federation of Trade Unions lost.

▼On December 18, 2022, the by-election of the Legislative Council Election Committee was successfully completed, and 4 candidates were elected▼


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Source: hk1

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