Candidate Eligibility Review Committee (Chinese: ) is a government

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committee in

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, which is responsible for accessing and validating the eligibility of electoral candidate of

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, Legislative Council and

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. All electoral candidate of

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, Legislative Council and also the

must be approved by the committee before run for election since June 2021. The member of the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee including a chairperson, 2 to 4 official members, and 1 to 3 non-official members. The committee members (including the chairperson) are appointed by the Hong Kong Chief Executive by notice published in the

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. The committee is established in 2021 as required by the Basic Law after March 30, 2021. The decision made by the committee on National Security's review advice is not subject to any

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