Candidate Eligibility Review Committee (Chinese: ) is a government

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committee in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

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

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, the

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and the

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

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. All electoral candidates of the

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and the

must be approved by the committee since June 2021. Members of the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee include a chairperson, 2 to 4 official members, and 1 to 3 non-official members. The committee members (including the chairperson) are appointed by the chief executive by notice published in the

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