HONG KONG TO DISQUALIFY LOCAL COUNCIL MEMBERS FAILING TO TAKE PLEDGE

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• Hong Kong to disqualify local council members failing to take pledge.
• Elected candidates will have to swear allegiance to the HKSAR govt. and to uphold the Basic Law.
• The new legislation will be officially implemented on ...

BEIJING READY TO IMPLEMENT SEVERE CRACKDOWN ON HONG KONG 117 DEMOCRACY DISTRICT CANDIDATES

HIGHLIGHTS

• Beijing's top governing body intends to get rid of the impact of Hong Kong's area councilors in its most recent move to decrease the city's resistance, as per neighborhood media referring to sources

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UK REPORT RECOMMENDS SCRAPPING 213 LOCAL COUNCILS TO SAVE £ 3 BN

HIGHLIGHTS

• A report has recommended the scrapping of 213 smaller councils in England.
• The proposed plan can help UK government to save almost £ 3 billion over five years.

A report for the County Councils Network has recommended...