Lawmakers disqualified from Hong Kong parliament

A Hong Kong court has ruled to disqualify two pro-independence lawmakers Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching from parliament, a week after Beijing said it would not allow the pair to be sworn into office as fears grow of the city's liberties coming under threat.

 Yau Wai-ching of Youngspiration party shows the judge's ruling outside the High Court in Hong Kong, China, 15 November 2016. (AAP)

Yau Wai-ching of Youngspiration party shows the judge's ruling outside the High Court in Hong Kong, China, 15 November 2016. (AAP) Source: AAP

香港高等法院就青年新政梁颂恒及游蕙祯宣誓案,裁定特区政府胜诉,两人丧失议员资格,立法会主席不得再为两人监誓。

主审法官区庆祥指,梁颂恒及游蕙祯并无依照原有誓言,他们第一次在誓词中加入"香港国" (Hong Kong Nation) ,第二次又故意将Republic及China的读错,其中包括有针对中国的侮辱性语言。法院称,他们的宣誓词无效。

法官同意政府所指,两人的行为明显不承认一国两制,包括三次将中国读成"支那",宣誓期间举着标语,写着"Hong Kong is not China" 香港不是中国,有鼓吹"港独"之义。法官指两人没有借陈词或证据提出异议。

区庆祥在判决书中强调,不论中国全国人大常委会有否释法,判决都一样,并指出法庭对本案有最终的判决权。

青政决定上诉
梁颂恒及游蕙祯则批评道,对他们的裁决受政治干预,一早料到会败诉。两人今日将向法院提出上诉,亦会同时申请禁制令,禁止政府悬空两个议席。

梁颂恒还表示,法律团队预计相关的司法程序需要超过500万港元,会考虑以众筹方式筹集金钱。

各界回应裁决
立法会主席梁君彦表示,尊重法庭裁决。

基本法委员会委员陈弘毅指出,法庭的判决没有特别引用人大释法内容,只用香港现有法例及普通法原则,原则上梁颂恒及游蕙祯可再参选。

全国港澳研究会副会长刘兆佳认为,高等法院的裁决符合大部分人期望,有关风波可暂时平息。

香港前立法会议员、同时是资深大律师的汤家骅表示,从法律观点出发,法官仅用普通法作出判决,不论释法与否,判决结果都一样。

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