Hong Kong’s newly elected lawmakers returned under Beijing’s “patriots-only” electoral overhaul were sworn in on Monday in front of city leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, without the oath-taking antics that marked the 2016 ceremony.
The 90 lawmakers-elect took their oaths of allegiance under a national emblem in the chamber of the Legislative Council. Only two were told to repeat their pledges after each missed out a word.
They all vowed to uphold the Basic Law, Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, and swear allegiance to the city, with newcomers and veterans making their pledges one by one in order of seniority.
Proceedings passed without much incident, in contrast to the drama of the ceremony about five years ago during which some opposition lawmakers infused their oaths with anti-China sentiments, resulting in six being unseated.
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