SAR candidates must be loyal, draft says

Candidates standing for election to be deputies of the National People's Congress from the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions must be loyal to China and declare that they have not received foreign funds related to the election, according to drafts of election methods submitted to the national legislature.

The drafts were explained to an NPC plenary session on Wednesday by Wang Chen, vice-chairman of the NPC Standing Committee.

NPC deputies must declare in the Participant's Registration Form that they uphold the Chinese Constitution and bear allegiance to China, Wang said, citing the drafts.