News Franch Hong Kong legislators resign en masse as Beijing tightens grip
Chinese authorities have been deployed en masse to Hong Kong during national holiday celebrations, to stamp out pro-democracy activity. Some 6,000 police are said to be deployed, in efforts to quell similar uprisings seen the year before.
Pro-democracy lawmakers announce they will resign from Hong Kong's legislative council on November 11, 2020. © Tyrone Siu, REUTERS
Hong Kong's pro-democracy opposition lawmakers said on Wednesday they will resign in protest against the dismissal of four of their colleagues from the city assembly after Beijing gave local authorities new powers to further curb dissent.
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The Chinese parliament adopted a resolution earlier in the day allowing the city's executive to expel legislators deemed to be advocating Hong Kong independence, colluding with foreign forces or threatening national security, without having to go through the courts.
Shortly after, the local government announced the disqualification of four assembly members who had previously been barred from running for re-election as authorities deemed their pledge of allegiance to Hong Kong was not sincere.
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"We could not allow members of a Legislative Council who have been judged in accordance with the law that they could not fulfil the requirement and the prerequisite for serving on the Legislative Council to continue to operate," she said.
Shortly after the disqualifications, China's representative office in the city said Hong Kong had to be ruled by loyalists.
"The political rule that Hong Kong must be governed by patriots shall be firmly guarded," the Liaison Office said in a statement.
Damned either way
Analysts say mass resignations remove democracy activists' access to a forum where they could question policymakers and make them more accountable to public opinion.
But staying could have been perceived by their supporters as legitimising Beijing's move and led to discord.
"Both staying and leaving have their own difficulties," said Ma Ngok, associate professor of government and public administration at Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Concern about Hong Kong's promised high autonomy, which underpins its role as an international financial centre, has grown since June 30, when Beijing imposed national security legislation on the city.
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Since then, authorities have removed some pro-democracy books from libraries, banned certain songs and other activities in schools, declared some slogans illegal and raided the newsroom of an anti-government tabloid.
This month, eight other opposition politicians were arrested in connection with a legislative meeting in May that descended into chaos.
Government supporters say the authorities are trying to restore stability in China's freest city after a year of unrest.
(REUTERS)
Pro-democracy legislators in Hong Kong have resigned en masse after the government disqualified four pro-democracy lawmakers. As FRANCE 24 correspondent Oliver Farry explains, the loss of the 19 leaves Hong Kong effectively without a functional opposition.