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【DQ 區議員】宣誓前一日 沙田區議員陳珮明宣布辭職
Sha Tin district councillors Nok Hang Chan and Pui Ming (1988) Chan resigned on the eve of the oath-taking ceremony.
沙田區議員陳諾恒和陳珮明在宣誓前夕辭職。
宣誓前夕 沙田區議員陳諾恒辭職
District councillors from four districts in New Territories East are to take their oaths on the 4th. Sha Tin district councillor Nok Hang Chan announced on Facebook yesterday that, for health reasons, they had resigned from office with immediate effect.
新界東 4 區的區議員將於4日宣誓，沙田區議員陳諾恒昨日在 FB 宣佈，因健康理由，即日辭任區議員。
民主黨中委會商甄選機制 欲參選需取得五支部 40 人提名 「主選派」未有出席
The Democratic Party previously did not vote on whether to contest the Legislative Council election, but agreed that any party member wishing to stand must first pass a candidate selection mechanism. The central committee met today (29th) to discuss the mechanism. Previously, prospective candidates only needed nine nominations and one seconder from a single branch, but this time they must secure a total of 40 nominations from the five major branches.
民主黨早前無表決是否參選立法會，但通過若有黨員想參選，先要通過甄選機制。中委會今（ 29 日）開會商討機制，以往欲參選者只須獲得一個支部 9 個提名和1 個和議，但今次須獲得五大支部共 40 個提名。
【不斷更新】民主黨特別會員大會 未表決是否參選 交由中委會製定甄選程序
The Legislative Council election will be held at the end of the year following the electoral system overhaul. The Democratic Party has faced internal divisions over whether it should contest the election and held a special general meeting today (26th) to decide the matter. Democratic Party chairperson Lo Kin-hei will meet the media this evening to explain the decision.
「完善」選舉制度後的立法會選舉年底舉行，民主黨對應否參選出現內部矛盾，今（26 日）召開特別會員大會決定是否參選，民主黨主席羅健熙傍晚將見記者交代決定。
【首批區議員宣誓】楊雪盈等民主派出席 蔡志強拒參與：唯一監察作用都被剝奪
Hong Kong Island district councillors took their oaths. The validity of the oaths taken by Yeung Suet-ying, Michael Cheuk Kei Pang and five others was said to be questionable; they were subsequently ruled invalid, and the councillors lost their seats.
港島區議員宣誓。楊雪盈、彭卓棋等 7 人被指宣誓有效成疑，其後被裁定宣誓無效，失去議席
爭選委港大校長張翔未登記當然選委-李國章替代
The Candidate Eligibility Review Committee ruled that two people did not meet the eligibility requirements to stand for Election Committee membership, including Cheng Chung-tai, who had originally been an ex officio member and simultaneously lost his Legislative Council seat. The list of ex officio Election Committee members was officially gazetted the following day.
資審會裁定兩人不符選委會委員參選資格，當中包括原屬當然選委的鄭松泰，鄭同時失去立會議席。翌日，選委會當然委員名單正式刊憲。
人大暫緩《反外國制裁法》在港實施 劉兆佳︰或因西方關注 中央認為要再探討
Sources said the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress would discuss incorporating the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law into Annex III of the Basic Law for implementation, but by the close of its session on the 20th, the NPC had not yet voted on the matter.
有消息指全國人大常委會將討論把《反外國制裁法》納入《基本法》附件三實施，但截至20日閉幕，人大暫時未有對此表決。
今起報名爭選委 李家超：資審會將審查有否「與某些人交往」 23 條立法針對間諜、偷國家機密
John Lee said local legislation under Article 23 was imperative and that the new bill would focus on combating espionage and related activities. Nominations for the Election Committee election opened, and Lee, chairman of the committee responsible for vetting candidates’ eligibility, said it would examine the past conduct and remarks, as well as interview content, of all applicants, nominees and candidates to ensure they “sincerely uphold” the Basic Law and pledge allegiance to the HKSAR. A Hong Kong Public Opinion Research survey found that half of respondents did not understand the arrangements for the Election Committee election under the new system.
李家超指 23 條本地立法事在必行，新法案會重點研究打擊間諜活動等。選委會選舉開始接受提名，負責審查候選人資格的資審會主席李家超指將審查所有申請人、獲提名的人和候選人過往言行、訪談內容，確保他們「真誠擁護」」《基本法》及效忠特區。香港民意研究調查發現半數受訪者不了解新制度下的選委會選舉安排。
【區議員宣誓】沙田區政即日解散 一度多達 15 名區議員 區內最大政團
Sha Tin District Affairs, a local political group formed by pro-democracy Sha Tin district councillors, announced that it had formally disbanded with immediate effect.
由民主派沙田區議員組成的地方政團沙田區政宣布，即日起正式解散。
李家超首位警隊出身政務司司長 鄧炳強任內處理反修例
The State Council removed Matthew Cheung from his post as Chief Secretary for Administration and appointed Secretary for Security John Lee as Chief Secretary for Administration, and Commissioner of Police Chris Tang as Secretary for Security.
國務院免去張建宗政務司司長職務，任命保安局局長李家超為政務司司長，及警務處處長鄧炳強為保安局局長。
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