HK to ‘fully implement’ ruling
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HONG Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said yesterday that he and the Special Administrative Region government would fully implement the interpretation passed by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee concerning oath-taking by public officers specified in Article 104 of Hong Kong’s Basic Law.
Accompanied by Chief Secretary for Administration Carrie Lam, Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen, and Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Raymond Tam, the chief executive told a press conference that as the chief executive of the Special Administrative Region, he had the duty to implement the Basic Law in accordance with Article 48.
Hong Kong was an inalienable part of China and the Hong Kong people had the duty to uphold national unity, territorial integrity and security, as well as the dignity and interests of the Chinese people, he said.
“I am certain the Hong Kong community will agree that every LegCo member has the duty to uphold the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and swear allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, and to fully implement the constitutional arrangements and legal requirements under ‘one country, two systems.’”
Certain elected members of the current-term Legislative Council had deliberately violated the oath-taking procedure and had even insulted the country and the Chinese people, Leung said.
At its meeting in Beijing earlier yesterday, in accordance with the requirements of Article 67(4) of the Constitution and Article 158(1) of the Basic Law, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee issued its interpretation and clear explanations concerning oath-taking by public officers specified in Article 104 of the Basic Law, including LegCo members, when assuming office, said the chief executive.
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