By Kelly Ho
https://hongkongfp.com/author/kellyho/
At least nine Hong Kong democrats received letters from electoral officers on Saturday demanding answers about their positions on the national security law, US sanctions and other issues after they applied to run in the 2020 Legislative Council election.
The pro-democracy candidates involved included Civic Party members Alvin Yeung, Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki and Tat Cheng. Former reporter Gwyneth Ho, Sunny Cheung, Ventus Lau and District Councillors Fergus Leung and Tiffany Yuen also received letters from officers at the Electoral Affairs Commission requiring a response within a day.
According to Civic Party leader Alvin Yeung on Facebook, the authorities asked if he would continue to urge the US to impose sanctions on Hong Kong, citing his previous meetings with American officials. The New Territories East electoral officer questioned how Yeung’s lobbying would fulfil the election nomination form requirement that candidates must swear allegiance to the Basic Law and the HKSAR.
“Your words and actions to ask overseas countries to make laws targeting the HKSAR and imposing sanctions are in fact using the power of foreign governments to put pressure on the HKSAR government, as well as letting foreign countries interfere in the internal affairs of the HKSAR,” the letter claimed.
The electoral officer also grilled young about his pledge to ensure all Civic Party members will vote against all government motions, bills and funds if the chief executive does not meet the protest movement’s demands in her upcoming policy address. He was asked to explain how such a stance would meet the allegiance requirement.
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/07/26/hong-kong-govt-grills-9-pro-democracy-election-hopefuls-on-political-stance-as-candidates-prepare-for-disqualification/