1/ National People Congress Standing Committee's decided to unseat 4 moderate lawmakers @AlvinYeungnk, @DrKwokKaKi, @KennethL_legco, and @cpdenniskwok came after the US election. This is a manifest declaration of Beijing to abandon the promises enshrined in the Joint Declaration. 
2/ As hawkish as it showed 4 years ago, this time Beijing even horrendously bypassed HK's judiciary and legislature when enforcing the order. It proved that Beijing is still very keen on going after the Pro-democratic camp and will not spare professional elites.
3/ The latest decision effectively bans disqualified candidates from running in upcoming elections, basically sweeping all prospective democratic candidates out of the door. But more worrying is a plot paving ways put more democratic activists under the National Security Law.
4/ Accusing candidates including myself of "soliciting interference by foreign government" with fabricated allegations, four lawmakers were banned from the election in July. They are now unseated on the same ground.
5/ Should arrest follow, it would be a total war aiming at eradicating dissents: patreon.com/posts/43775586
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