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Public Offices (Candidacy and Taking Up Offices) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2021

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(iii) the Central Authorities’ exercise of governance over the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Basic Law;

(d) upholds the implementation of “one country, two systems” principle, and safeguards the political structure of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;

(e) upholds the objective to maintain the prosperity and stability of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region within the framework of the Basic Law; and

(f) is loyal to, and safeguards the interests of, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

(2) In subsection (1), a reference to uphold is a reference to intend to genuinely and truthfully observe, support, maintain and embrace, and genuinely and truthfully observe, support, maintain and embrace in words and deeds.

(3) For the purposes of an Ordinance, a person does not uphold the Basic Law and bear allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China when the person does, or intends to do, any of the following—

(a) commits acts or carries out activities that endanger national security, including—

(i) commits an act required by Article 23 of the Basic Law to be prohibited;