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Basic Law Interpretation Raises Specter of Article 23

In a widely anticipated move, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee issued an interpretation of Article 104 of Hong Kong’s Basic Law, stating that when taking office, public officials, “must take the oath sincerely and solemnly…the content of which includes ‘…bear allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.'” Beijing’s move was a response to