Councillors swear new Hong Kong loyalty oath after hundreds quit

HONG KONG: Dozens of local community politicians in Hong Kong swore a newly required loyalty oath to China on Friday after hundreds of their colleagues quit in protest as authorities try to purge the city of"unpatriotic" elements.

They deal with bread-and-butter local issues like bus routes, trash collection and playgrounds. But they have also become a symbol of residents' urge for a greater say in how their city is run. China has since responded with a crackdown on dissent as well as an overhaul of the city's political system that reduces the number of directly elected officials and vets politicians for their perceived patriotism.On Friday, the first 24 councillors took the oath in a closed-door ceremony, according to the government.

About 180 district councillors are expected to take oaths in the coming weeks and those who refuse to attend will lose their seats.

Chinese communist party use rule by law to persecute and take Hong Kong people to jail. change the law any time what they want. CCPChina StandwithHongKong HKPoliceState NationalSecurityLaw

Crazy and ridiculous. Totally unacceptable! Politicians should be loyal to the people, not puppet government.

Until the system is overthrown and replaced, Hongkongers will not have democracy

No more Freedom and Democracy in HongKong now. HK is totally off and become the NewBerlin under the NationalSecurityLaw. OneCountryTwoSystemIsDead. HongKongers, even non-HKer not in HK is suffering in that law. StandWithHongKong FreeHongKong

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Those cockroaches still fighting ?

Loyalty oath? Are they defending the wall?

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